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Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment

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But with four justices — the number it takes to grant a petition — signaling their interest in expanding the independence of religious institutions to make employment decisions, it was only a matter of time before another case came to the court. In Faith Bible Chapel International v. Alexander v.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” particularly those with ravenous monkeys. Charges pending.

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Biden’s Blind Spot: “Our Constitutional Principles” Include State Rights Over Elections

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The resulting litigation could leave core election rules in doubt heading into the next round of elections. It seeks to negate the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v. By ignoring those countervailing principles, the Democrats are creating a dangerous blind spot in these proposed laws. The “For the People Act” (H.R.

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Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term

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But the lower courts ruled, and the federal government contends, that the “safety value” is only available to defendants who do not have any of the indicators. After a federal appeals court reinstated Laufer’s lawsuit, Acheson went to the Supreme Court, which agreed in March to weigh in on whether Laufer can sue.

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June 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. Federal Court Upheld Environmental Review for Forest Thinning Project. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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Court to hear argument in racial gerrymandering challenge to S.C. district

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a dispute over the congressional map that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature enacted in the wake of the 2020 census. Background In 2021, the South Carolina legislature adopted a new map for the state’s seven seats in the U.S.

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Justices take up challenge to purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map

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South Carolina Conference of the NAACP to their merits calendar for the 2023-24 term as well as three other cases, including a dispute arising from former President Donald Trump’s lease of a government-owned building in Washington, D.C., The justices added Alexander v. and two cases involving the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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