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US federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law banning libraries from providing ‘harmful materials’ to minors

JURIST

Brooks blocked Arkansas on Saturday from enforcing Act 372 , a law that penalizes librarians for “furnishing harmful item[s] to minors.” ” The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Fayetteville Division. Section 1 of the bill makes it a misdemeanor to furnish harmful items to minors.

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Federal appeals court allows Missouri to enforce vegan food label law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri is not barred from enforcing a state law that criminalizes misleading advertisements of vegan food products as containing meat. Because of this, the appeals court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction but allowed the suit to proceed to trial on the merits.

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White nationalist group charged with conspiracy to riot at Idaho pride event released on bail

JURIST

Members of white supremacist group Patriot Front Monday were released from jail on bond after being charged with conspiracy to riot , a misdemeanor. Those arrested included men from 13 states, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

Ward , Lester Smith maintains that the Georgia Department of Corrections is not following the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Holt v. Nevertheless, the district court also rejected Smith’s request for an untrimmed beard, letting Georgia impose a three-inch limit. However, both the district court and the U.S.

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Hunter’s Collapsing World: Why a Criminal Plea Could Now be the Best Option for the Bidens

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the hearing today in Arkansas involving Hunter Biden and his daughter Navy Joan. A court will now have to decide whether this child can call herself a Biden and whether her father can reduce his level of financial support. The reason seems clear: Time is running out on Hunter and the Biden family.

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