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The art of justice: Re-examining landmark Supreme Court cases through expressionist paintings

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Share Tired of reading jargon-filled law review articles with hundreds of footnotes? The perfect antidote is Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights , edited by Professors M.C. It was both an “act of desperation” and an “act of faith in the United States constitution.”

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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Eviction Ban

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s ban on evictions, which was scheduled to last until October 3, 2021. In an unsigned opinion, the divided Court held that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its existing statutory authority by issuing a nationwide eviction moratorium. Facts of the Case.

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SCOTUS Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Computer Fraud Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that an individual “exceeds authorized access” when he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information located in particular areas of the computer—such as files, folders, or databases— that are off-limits to him. A jury convicted Van Buren, and the District Court sentenced him to 18 months in prison.

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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions

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Thomas has taken law-office history to a new low, even for the Supreme Court, a body whose special brand of “law chambers history” has prompted multiple critiques and been a source of amusement for generations of scholars and court watchers. Bruen does mark a new low for the court.

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Justices will clarify how death-row prisoners can contest a state’s method of execution

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Share The Supreme Court doesn’t care all that much for method-of-execution challenges. In the past 20 years, the court has announced substantive constitutional law, pleading requirements, and timeliness rules that make it harder to win such arguments. Since at least Nelson v.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

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I have long maintained that the law is unconstitutional as a limitation of free speech and associational rights. This week, a court in Georgia became the latest to declare such laws unconstitutional. The opposition to these laws is not driven by the merits of the BDS movement or its opposition. In NAACP v.

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Divided Supreme Court Limits Review of Factual Issues in Immigration Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of any judgment relating to the granting of discretionary relief in immigration proceedings enumerated under 8 U.S.C. 1255 , which would have made Patel and his wife lawful permanent residents. In Patel v. 1252(a)(2). Facts of the Case.