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TikTok Torts: Idaho Professor Sues “Internet Sleuth” for Defamation Over Idaho Murders

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The complaint states that Scofield was in Oregon with her husband visiting friends when the murders occurred. That was the case with the litigation over the false claims made against former Rep. contempt,’ and language used ‘in a loose, figurative sense’ have all been accorded constitutional protection.” to murder the students.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases

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Individuals are sometimes removed from the No Fly List during ongoing litigation about their placement on that list. City of Tigard , Oregon simply because it is authorized by legislation. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Showdown at TJ: How a Virginia High School Became The Latest Battleground Over Racial Discrimination

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill on the litigation over the new admissions policy at the elite Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax, Virginia. Indeed, Oregon recently achieved equity in graduation rates by simply suspending the need to be proficient in reading, math, and writing. Done: Instant equity.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

It would then depend on the Maine litigation to bring the matter back to the Court. Here is the column: It is “a sad day for America and the Constitution when a court decides the outcome of an election.” At the time, another rising star in Republican legal circles was getting her start as a young law firm associate.

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What to Expect in a Post-Roe World

JonathanTurley

In the Dobbs litigation of 2022, 26 states asked the court to overturn Roe and its successor, Casey. Roughly 16 states are poised or expected to make abortion illegal immediately under so-called trigger laws. If one looks solely at the alignment of states , surprisingly little has changed. Thus, we remain deeply divided.

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