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South Carolina Legislators Move to Criminalize Sharing Abortion Information

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The South Carolina legislature is moving to enact a new law with deeply troubling free speech implications. Otherwise, it would likely be struck down by the courts. The free speech concerns are even greater with regard to the South Carolina law. Following the Jackson Women’s Health Organization v.

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Andy Warhol’s artwork, Arizona’s capital sentencing, and more on armed career criminals

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Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court has newly relisted six petitions this week, raising three groups of issues. The district court in July 2019 agreed with the Warhol Foundation that the works were a fair use, but the U.S.

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Pondering the aftermath of a landmark ruling in felon-in-possession cases

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Share On June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Rehaif v. Gary , the court will hear argument on how to sort out the affected cases. Still another critical question is what materials a court may look to in deciding whether the defendant suffered such “prejudice.” Given that precedent 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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Share The court will hear oral argument next term in a challenge to the congressional redistricting plan that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature enacted in the wake of the 2020 census. The legislators appealed to the Supreme Court. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed.

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