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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

The Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. In effect, this means that nearly 60 million Americans live in states where the courts offer absolute immunity to federal officers who violate someone’s constitutional rights.

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What to Expect in a Post-Roe World

JonathanTurley

In the Dobbs litigation of 2022, 26 states asked the court to overturn Roe and its successor, Casey. South Dakota, Louisiana and Kentucky have immediate prohibitions that will come into effect. Thus, we remain deeply divided. Missouri claimed to be the first to declare all abortion as unlawful except for medical emergencies.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

South Dakota Federal Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Laws Targeting Pipeline Protesters. Minnesota Supreme Court Declined to Review Claims Regarding Environmental Review for Oil Pipeline. Jewell , No. 16-CV-1932 (D. 97182-0 (Wash. 4, 2019).

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