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US federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law banning libraries from providing ‘harmful materials’ to minors

JURIST

Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” ” The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Fayetteville Division. Section 1 of the bill makes it a misdemeanor to furnish harmful items to minors. .”

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US Government launches antitrust suit against Live Nation Entertainment, claiming business practices that harm artists and fans

JURIST

The US Government alleges that Live Nation violated § 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act , an 1890 US antitrust law that prescribes the rules of free competition and prohibits unfair monopolies. § Live Nation has yet to file a response within the court.

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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat. ” The plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm.

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Hunter’s Collapsing World: Why a Criminal Plea Could Now be the Best Option for the Bidens

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the hearing today in Arkansas involving Hunter Biden and his daughter Navy Joan. A court will now have to decide whether this child can call herself a Biden and whether her father can reduce his level of financial support. The reason seems clear: Time is running out on Hunter and the Biden family.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

Ward , Lester Smith maintains that the Georgia Department of Corrections is not following the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Holt v. Nevertheless, the district court also rejected Smith’s request for an untrimmed beard, letting Georgia impose a three-inch limit. However, both the district court and the U.S.