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Project Veritas Wins Victory Against New York Times In Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

While it has received little coverage in the mainstream media, the conservative group Project Veritas won a major victory against the New York Times this week in a defamation case with potentially wide reach. Notably, this follows another significant loss by the New York Times to Sarah Palin last year. seven times.

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New York Announces That Scarce Covid-19 Treatments Will Be Prioritized For Non-White Patients

JonathanTurley

New York may have triggered a new constitutional challenge with its policy to prioritize non-white people in the distribution of certain COVID-19 treatments. The problem for courts is that there is no reason to make race itself a factor as opposed to the medical conditions.

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New York Passes Age Limit for Semi-Automatic Rifles in New Test Case Under the Second Amendment

JonathanTurley

New York has long been the source of major litigation over gun control. That includes the possible loss before the Supreme Court in a pending major gun rights case. The age limit could pass constitutional muster despite the opposing ruling in California.

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The Supreme Court Hands Down Major Gun Rights Victory

JonathanTurley

As predicted , the Supreme Court handed down a momentous opinion in favor of Second Amendment rights today in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. In 2008, the Supreme Court recognized the right to bear arms as an individual right in District of Columbia v. Penal Law § 400.00(2)(f)

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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Share At the end of each year, SCOTUSblog remembers some of the people whose lives and work left an imprint on the Supreme Court. From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. David Beckwith (Oct.

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No, the Supreme Court Did Not Just Rule Against Gun Rights

JonathanTurley

Much has been made of the decision of the Supreme Court to reject a request for an injunction of a New York law limiting gun rights. New York Attorney General Letitia James went public to celebrate the “decision” while saying that the “gun safety laws help save lives, and keep our state safer.”

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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions

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Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther chair in American history at Fordham University and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School. Bruen does mark a new low for the court.

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