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North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Judicially Mandated Speech And Censorship On Blog

JonathanTurley

An opinion out of North Carolina is raising very serious concern over free speech this week. Yet the North Carolina Supreme Court has now upheld the sentence without any opinion. There is no debate that Eldridge was wrong to record the proceedings and that the court was within the law in holding him in contempt.

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The independent-state-legislature theory for congressional maps and liability for cities under the ADA

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Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the Constitution permits state courts to play a role in congressional redistricting and whether plaintiffs can hold cities liable when city employees violate federal protections for people with disabilities.

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What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Affirmative Action Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court begins its new term next month, the justices will hear two potential landmark cases involving affirmative action. University of North Carolina , involve the use of race in the undergraduate admissions process. The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v.

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Supreme Court’s Landmark Affirmative Action Decision Strikes Down Raced-Based Admissions

Constitutional Law Reporter

University of North Carolina , the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the college admissions programs of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The Court held that the raced-based policies violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. In Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor of UNC in Use of Race in Admissions

JonathanTurley

Many observers are waiting for the United States Supreme Court to decide whether to delve again into college admissions with a pending case out of Harvard University in which Asian and white students claim discrimination. ” The case will now go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judge Loretta C.

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Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court had a busy week, hearing oral arguments in five cases. University of North Carolina, which are poised to determine the role of affirmative action in college admissions. The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v. Harvard College and SFFA v. 306 (2003).

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Lengthier opinions and shrinking cohesion: Indications for the future of the Supreme Court

SCOTUSBlog

Share When the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. The Dobbs majority opinion was the third-longest Supreme Court opinion since the beginning of the 1946-47 term, according to our analysis. Both trends could further diminish perceptions of a collegial and productive court.

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