JURIST

MAY 9, 2024

Civil rights groups filed a complaint on Thursday against Iowa state officials to stop the state’s recently enacted immigration law from going into effect on July 1. The law makes it a crime for a foreign national to enter Iowa after having been deported from the US in the past, regardless of current immigration status.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The law at issue, Minn. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 24, 2022

Bruen on Thursday, supporting the petitioners’ Second Amendment challenge against a New York law from 1911 that requires potential gun owners show “proper cause” when applying for a license to carry a concealed handgun in public. The Court released its opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v. Unequal Rights.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute. Next up is Kelly v.

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