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AUGUST 5, 2019

Arnold , the parents of Caleigh Wood sued Charles County Public Schools in Maryland, the county board of education, and Evelyn Arnold and Shannon Morris, principal and vice principal of La Plata High School for violating a student’s (i.e. Of course, this brings us to our word of the month: STARE DECISIS. Eventually Torcaso v.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Alito’s dissent in that case rested primarily on the doctrine of stare decisis – the idea that courts should generally not overturn their prior precedent unless there is a good reason to do so. Maryland , holding that prosecutors must disclose any evidence that they have that is favorable to the defendant. After the U.S.

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APRIL 27, 2022

Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, like many cities, have municipal excise taxes on “outdoor advertising” — essentially, a business tax on rental billboard advertising space. The Ohio Supreme Court held that the Cincinnati tax was constitutionally impermissible under the First Amendment.

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JULY 7, 2022

The decision was noteworthy not only because it struck down the New York law, which mirrored similar restrictions in California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, but for its methodology. And when the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case on June 23, Roberts was on board.

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