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

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In Holt , the justices ruled that an Arkansas prison policy that prevented a Muslim prisoner from growing a half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Issues : (1) Whether spending-clause statutes ever give rise to privately enforceable rights under 42 U.S.C.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute. Returning Relists.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision. HB314 reinforced Alabama statute banning abortion that was never appealed after it was made unenforceable under Roe. Law : Arkansas SB149 2019. Law: Kentucky HB148 2019.

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