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Pornhub Wins Free Speech Challenge to New Verification and Warning Laws

JonathanTurley

The court found that “the statute is not narrowly tailored and chills the speech of Plaintiffs and adults who wish to access sexual materials. [it] These laws have been enacted in other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia and Utah. Judge Ezra ruled that “H.B. 1181 is unconstitutional on its face.”

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. The court further found that EPCA’s legislative history did not support the plaintiff’s “expansive interpretation.”

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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Three Republican senators – Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Lee of Utah, and Ted Cruz of Texas – write that a precedent can be unworkable due to “a history of confusion in the lower courts, an unstable pattern of Supreme Court decisions, and a persistent lack of judicially manageable standards.”

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. COUNT FIVE (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. Around 2:26, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen. COUNT TWO (Aiding and Abetting Assault and Battery). COUNT THREE (Directing Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress). Code § 22-1322 – Incitement to Riot).