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US appeals court rules against tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act

JURIST

The decision stems from a lawsuit brought by the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. The suit alleged that the Arkansas House of Representatives reapportionment plan dilutes the voting power of Black people.

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Six states sue President Biden over student loan forgiveness plan

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The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals. According to the AP , the White House dismissed the lawsuit as baseless.

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Federal appeals court rules Arkansas cannot ban gender-affirming care for youth

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that Arkansas may not prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth in the state. ” A federal judge granted plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction last year, and Arkansas appealed.

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How a veteran sketch artist offers a peek into oral arguments in the work-from-home era

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10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni, Rutledge v. Attorney Sean Marotta, Ford Motor Co. Attorney Deepak Gupta, Ford Motor Co. Attorney Craig Goldblatt, City of Chicago v. Attorney Kelsi Corkran, Torres v. Attorney Brian Goldman, Pereida v.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Social Media Age-Verification Law on First Amendment Grounds

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We recently discussed a federal court ruling that the Texas law requiring age verification and warning for porn sites was unconstitutional. Now, Judge Timothy Brooks in Arkansas has found that another state law imposing age verification requirements for social media violates the First Amendment. In Netchoice, LLC v.

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“Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act; The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under a key provision of the landmark law”

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.” Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Appeals Court Curbs Voting Lawsuits Claiming Discrimination; If it stands, the 2-1 decision would mark a sea change in the law.” ” Fredreka Schouten of CNN reports that “ Appeals court strikes down key tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act.”

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]