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Oklahoma House approves bill banning abortions except in medical emergencies

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The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted Tuesday to enact a law that makes it a felony to perform or attempt to perform an abortion, except to save the life of the pregnant woman in a medical emergency. Since the Supreme Court refused to enjoin the Texas law in December 2021 in Whole Women’s Health v.

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The morning read for Thursday, September 21

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Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court can let West Point keep affirmative action (Noah Feldman, Washington Post) I teach constitutional law.

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Court blocks pathway for federal prisoners to raise legal innocence claims

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Share On Thursday, the Supreme Court held that a federal prisoner cannot raise a claim of legal innocence if he has already challenged his conviction – even if that claim was unavailable at the time he filed his challenge. The court’s decision in Jones v. Nearly two decades later, the Supreme Court decided in Rehaif v.

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The morning read for Friday, Sept. 10

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Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. God Has No Place in Supreme Court Opinions (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times). God Has No Place in Supreme Court Opinions (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times). His Response?

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SCOTUS Limits Foreign Reach of Trademark Law

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that the trademark infringement provisions of the Lanham Act do not apply extraterritorially, but rather extend only to claims where the infringing use in commerce is domestic. The District Court also entered a permanent injunction preventing Abitron from using Hetronic’s marks anywhere in the world.

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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

The Crime Report

According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Guha Krishnamurthi is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

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Supreme Court Sides With Police in Two Qualified Immunity Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court recently sided with police in two excessive force lawsuits asserting qualified immunity. The Court decided the cases summarily, without briefing or oral arguments. The District Court granted summary judgment to Rivas-Villegas, but the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed. Qualified Immunity.

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