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Federal appeals court rules Arkansas cannot ban gender-affirming care for youth

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AUGUST 26, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that Arkansas may not prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth in the state. ” A federal judge granted plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction last year, and Arkansas appealed. .'”

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ACLU asks US Supreme Court to overturn Arkansas law requiring pledge not to boycott Israel

JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Arkansas Thursday filed a petition with the US Supreme Court challenging an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to sign a pledges stating they will not boycott Israel.

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“ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel; The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech”

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

“ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel; The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech”: Chris McGreal of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

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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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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“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”: Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times has this report.

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Human Rights Campaign critiques Utah Governor for signing law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

Human Rights Campaign Monday condemned Utah Governor Spencer Cox for signing SB16 , a law prohibiting healthcare professionals from providing hormonal treatment to minors who were not diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the law was signed. The law also prohibits doctors from performing gender-affirming surgeries on minors.

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Six states sue President Biden over student loan forgiveness plan

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals. According to the AP , the White House dismissed the lawsuit as baseless.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

MAY 25, 2021

We have been discussing the state laws requiring contractors and employees to swear that they do not support the the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (“BDS”) movement against Israel. I have long maintained that the law is unconstitutional as a limitation of free speech and associational rights. 50-5-85(b). ” O.C.G.A.

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Court allows bar on Tulsa’s enforcement of municipal laws against Native Americans to remain in place

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that bars the city of Tulsa from enforcing municipal ordinances against Native Americans. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on hold to give the city time to appeal. But two years later, the Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v.

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

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

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.

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

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 18, 2022

The state court, Sotomayor observed, never addressed Love’s contention that he had been deprived of his constitutional right to an impartial jury. In the wake of those developments, the Biden administration urged the court to send one case back to the U.S. The justices also denied review on Monday in New York v.

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Reductions on deductions and state courts on out-of-state businesses

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 14, 2022

In 2017, Congress passed a tax law that allowed taxpayers to deduct from federal income taxation only up to $10,000 of state and local taxes. Then-President Donald Trump described the 2017 law as an “incentive” for taxpayers “to say, hey, make sure that your politicians do a good job of running your state.” New York v.

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One of the oldest problems in America persists: How to protect the voting rights of non-white citizens

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JULY 6, 2021

Share This article is the first entry in a symposium on the court’s decision in Brnovich v. Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is a professor of law at Stetson University College of Law, a fellow at the Brennan Center, and the author of the book Political Brands. These two restrictions in Arizona law were shown in the U.S.

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

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and C.H. Miller involves whether federal laws trump a lawsuit brought against a freight broker by the driver of a car who was seriously injured by a tractor-trailer on a trip arranged by the broker. A three-judge district court ruled that D.C. Taylor Lohmeyer Law Firm v.

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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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DECEMBER 30, 2020

10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I And he’s got a box of markers and Black’s Law Dictionary there.”. Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni, Rutledge v. On the other end of the formality spectrum, Ramzi Kassem argued in October in Tanzin v. The casual atmosphere seemed to help him: On Dec.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Tyrance McCall, a Florida resident, filed suit in Georgia against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Ohio, after a 2016 accident in Florida resulted from the alleged failure of a tire that Cooper manufactured in Arkansas. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed. Next up is Kelly v.

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Don’t Look Back: Why the Innocent Sometimes Stay in Prison

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed , provides a remarkably clear and readable analysis in his new book Barred: Why The Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison. In effect, Medwed sets up the chess board and explains the rules; Balko plays through one game in highly specific detail.

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

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. ten years ago—at least in part due to longstanding common law rules on champerty, maintenance, [3] and patent law’s relative high risk—today third-party litigation funding (TPLF) [4] undergirds about 30% of all patent litigation, by conservative estimates. [5]

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

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.” particularly those with ravenous monkeys.

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Federal appeals court rules Arkansas cannot ban gender-affirming care for youth

ACLU asks US Supreme Court to overturn Arkansas law requiring pledge not to boycott Israel

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“ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel; The civil rights group says the law is in conflict with a 40-year-old supreme court ruling that boycotts are protected speech”

“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”

Human Rights Campaign critiques Utah Governor for signing law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors

Six states sue President Biden over student loan forgiveness plan

Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

Court allows bar on Tulsa’s enforcement of municipal laws against Native Americans to remain in place

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

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

Reductions on deductions and state courts on out-of-state businesses

One of the oldest problems in America persists: How to protect the voting rights of non-white citizens

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

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

Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

Don’t Look Back: Why the Innocent Sometimes Stay in Prison

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

Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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