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New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Allows Centers to Promote Abortion 'Reversal' Protocol

U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. wrote that "falsity alone may not suffice to bring the speech outside the First Amendment," and said the state conceded that no one had experienced actual harm.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

15th Court of Appeals Declared Constitutional on Eve of Opening

The county's main argument was that the state constitution requires every court of appeals district is limited to a subdivision of the state's territory.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The People Versus the US Supreme Court—Who Is in Charge?

Trump v. United States is decried by some as inviting the president of the United States to be a dictator and by others as a decision that will tie the hands of the activist presidents we demand in the United States.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Story of 'United States v. Margaret Sanger'

Paul Shechman discusses the story of birth control activist Margaret Sanger and the effects her life's work has on the law today.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Split Pa. High Court Rules Anti-Hate Lawn Signs Targeting Neighbor Were Protected Speech

According to the defendants' lawyer, the ruling delves into an area where little case law exists: "what rights you have as a property owner and speech on your own property."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Constitutional Right to AR-15s? Gun Group Asks High Court to Review, Strike Down MD's 'Assault Weapons' Ban

A lower court upheld the law, saying the "weapons at issue fall outside the ambit of protection offered by the Second Amendment because, in essence, they are military-style weapons designed for sustained combat operations that are ill-suited and disproportionate to the need for self-defense."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers for Ala. Inmate Seek to Block His Fall Execution by Nitrogen Gas

A federal judge is being asked to block the state from using the same nitrogen protocol that the state used in January to execute Kenneth Smith. The court filing cited witness descriptions of the execution and the findings of an autopsy conducted on Smith.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Seems Skeptical of Idaho Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Teen

Appeals court considers whether the state's prohibition violates the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court of Appeals Endorses No-Excuse, Mail-In Voting, Despite 'Troubling' Legislative History

The majority held that the New York State Legislature enjoys plenary power to enact laws, regardless of a previous ballot measure's result.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

US Lawmakers Urge 5th Circuit to Reinstate Pandemic-Era House Proxy Vote, Anti-Bias Law

The request follows a federal judge having thrown out an anti-pregnancy-discrimination law, saying the House of Representatives lacked a constitutional quorum of members present.
4 minute read

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