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US Supreme Court refuses to reinstate a Florida law targeting drag shows

JURIST

While the case appeared before the court on a First Amendment challenge, the justices argued the central issue actually dealt with “the general question of whether a district court may enjoin a government from enforcing a law against non-parties to the litigation.” ” The case at issue , Griffen v.

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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. This is not the only litigation involving Texas and the federal government over immigration. The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Vote to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress Opens Legal Quagmire

The Crime Report

6 select committee has unanimously voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying a recent subpoena from its investigators, the push to prosecute Trump consigliere Steve Bannon relies on a law that hasn’t produced a conviction in decades and could take years to litigate, reports Politico. While the Jan.

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Court refuses Florida’s request to reinstate anti-drag law

SCOTUSBlog

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. Instead, Kavanaugh noted, the state was simply seeking to be able to enforce the law against entities that are not a party to the litigation. Florida Gov.

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The Trump Trial in Manhattan is an Indictment of the New York Legal System

JonathanTurley

No one seriously believes that Alvin Bragg would have spent this time and money to prosecute what is ordinarily a state misdemeanor if the defendant was anyone other than Trump. Now Bragg is bringing a case that has taken years to develop and millions of dollars in litigation costs for all parties.

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Washington State Restricts Gun Magazine Capacity Size, Joining 9 Other States

The Crime Report

Violations would be a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in county jail, a maximum fine of up to $5,000, or both. ” Democratic attorney general Bob Ferguson said that he was confident that the ban was constitutional and that his office could successfully defend any potential litigation.

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No Walk in the Park: JAMA Editorial Calls for More Park Prosecutions; We Disagree

FDA Law Blog

We note our prior writings on the subject, which extend to five pages of posts , We note further that the JAMA editorial cites our own John Fleder , which makes sense since John is one of the foremost experts on Park liability from his time at the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Litigation as well as private practice with our firm.