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“Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act; The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under a key provision of the landmark law”

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.” Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Appeals Court Curbs Voting Lawsuits Claiming Discrimination; If it stands, the 2-1 decision would mark a sea change in the law.” ” Fredreka Schouten of CNN reports that “ Appeals court strikes down key tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act.”

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How a veteran sketch artist offers a peek into oral arguments in the work-from-home era

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Perhaps they also stand as a microcosm of the diversity of work-from-home environments in which so many members of the legal community have found themselves this year. 10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni, Rutledge v. Attorney Sean Marotta, Ford Motor Co.

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Court declines to hear death-row inmate’s claim of juror’s racial bias, prompting dissent from liberal justices

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At Love’s trial, his attorney unsuccessfully sought to have a potential juror, Zachary Niesman, excluded from the jury because he was racially biased: Niesman had contended during jury selection that “non-white races” were statistically more violent than whites.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Social Media Age-Verification Law on First Amendment Grounds

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We recently discussed a federal court ruling that the Texas law requiring age verification and warning for porn sites was unconstitutional. Now, Judge Timothy Brooks in Arkansas has found that another state law imposing age verification requirements for social media violates the First Amendment. In Netchoice, LLC v.

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Court issues orders from “long conference,” but relists some high-profile cases

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In the case of Arkansas inmate Mickey Thomas , Sotomayor similarly conceded that “Thomas’ claim does not satisfy this Court’s traditional criteria for granting” review. A three-judge district court ruled that D.C. The state courts agreed, prompting Louisiana to come to the court. The justices sent Biden v.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” She blamed the kid as “old enough to … follow the rules.”

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