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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

The Crime Report

A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.

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Q&A With Elena Kohn: Balancing the Fundamentals

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Attorney at Work’s “Women in Law” series focuses on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Stetson University College of Law, J.D. It was this experience that first ignited my passion for the law. What was your experience like after graduating from law school?

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“How Does This Keep Transgender Students Safe?”: Pittsburgh Under Fire for Allowing Conservatives Speak on Campus

JonathanTurley

” So Mayes would have the university simply ban anyone like Gaines who questions the fairness of allowing transgender women to compete in sports with biological females. The term is used for feminists who have voiced opposition to transgender policies and laws that they believe “erase” or “marginalize” biological women.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

He argued that academic integrity was being sacrificed for sports. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of public high school teacher Marvin Pickering, who wrote a letter to the local newspaper criticizing a school board’s allocation of funding for athletic programs. The decision is a substantial victory for free speech.

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Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings

Constitutional Law Reporter

Third, the Court stated that the government has the burden to establish that the challenged law satisfies strict scrutiny. The post Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Citing Judge Gorsuch in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v.

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“No Safe Haven”: University of Iowa Again Found To Be Discriminating Against Religious Groups

JonathanTurley

2021) where the court held that we held that the law was clearly established that the University could not engage in viewpoint discrimination involving a Christian club. For example, sports clubs and Greek organizations may hinge membership and leadership on sex, and the a cappella group, the “Hawkapellas,” is limited to women.

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Termination of High School Teacher Who Objected to Pronoun Policy

JonathanTurley

Kluge sought an accommodation in using just the last names of the students “like a sports coach” and had another teacher hand out gender-based band uniforms. These questions come down legally to the level of accommodation required under federal law and the Constitution.

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