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South Carolina governor signs bill legalizing permitless concealed carry of firearms

JURIST

The so-called “constitutional carry” bill allows individuals who are 18 and above and legally able to own a firearm to carry that firearm either openly or concealed. 16 other states currently allow legal carry through reciprocity agreements with South Carolina without any other restrictions. .”

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Federal appeals court upholds Indiana law mandating reporting of abortion complications

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The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld an Indiana law requiring medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague.

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Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Proposal to Fix Systemic Racism in Jury Selection

The Crime Report

The Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a proposal that would fix a decades-old legal standard that has made it easy for attorneys to exclude people of color, especially African Americans, from serving on juries, reports the Colorado Sun. The 1986 U.S.

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Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

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Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain and l were sitting down with Daniel Lewis and Nik Reed , the founders of a legal research startup named Ravel Law, along with lawyers from Harvard’s Office of General Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton and Gundersen Dettmer. state and federal court decisions representing the bulk of our nation’s common law.

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Ruling From the ‘Shadows’

The Crime Report

The role of the Supreme Court has come under heavy fire in recent years as it, like every other institution of government, has become increasingly divided along political lines. The Supreme Court takes on about 60 cases that undergo the full, robust process in a typical year. Louisiana v. American Rivers.

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The High Court’s ‘Self-Inflicted Wounds’: A Backward Look

The Crime Report

Was the Supreme Court decision last month overruling Roe v. Wade one of the worst decisions in the 233-year history of the Court? Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes, who served on the court from 1930 to 1941, called Dred Scott the Court’s great “self-inflicted wound.”. Supreme Court. Sound familiar?

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Challenges to a Washington state legislative district

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. It’s been a blissful, relist-free month since the court’s last conference. The legality of LD-15, which had an approximately 51.5% Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Judge Lawrence Van Dyke).

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