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National Law Journal

What’s at Stake in Supreme Court Case Over Religious Charter School?

The case is the latest—and arguably biggest—test of the conservative majority’s appetite to remove legal barriers for religious groups seeking to participate in taxpayer-funded programs, with religious schools currently excluded from every state charter school program around the country.
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The Recorder

Judge in AGs' Suit Set to Block 'Chaotic' Trump Funding Freeze

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the Trump administration appeared to still be pursuing the "pause" on federal grants even though the Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo authorizing the freeze.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Split Over Whether Indigent Prisoners Bringing Suit Must Each Pay Filing Fee

A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that each prisoner in a multi-prisoner suit proceeding in forma pauperis must pay the full amount of a filing fee.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Federal Judge Pauses Trump Funding Freeze as Democratic AGs Plan Suit

"This is a level of chaos I have never seen in my career," said Salena Copeland, executive director of the Legal Aid Association of Califonia.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over FBI Raid at Wrong House

Plaintiff Curtrina Martin and her son were awoken to FBI agents smashing through their door in the early hours, wrongly believing their house to be that of a nearby suspected gang member.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How A New Texas Bill Endangers 'SLAPP' Victims

There is no better example of a proposal that endangers the Texas Citizens Participation Act than just-filed Texas Senate Bill 336. This is not the first time a bill has targeted the automatic stay.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over Approval of Religious Charter School

The question now facing the justices is whether religious schools must be eligible to participate in a state's publicly funded charter school system.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Seeks Pause of Supreme Court Cases, Disavows DOJ Stance on Voting Rights Act

"It's not a surprise that the Justice Department is going to be changing its position in voting rights cases and embracing more of the position of those who've fought against attempts to use the Voting Rights Act to expand minority participation," said one election law scholar.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Upholds Virginia Law Restricting Online Court Records Access

The appeals court upheld a Virginia state law allowing only lawyers and authorized agents to access certain online court records remotely. The majority upheld the measure, reasoning that it was aimed at protecting privacy. A dissenter said strict scrutiny should have applied since the rule implicated First Amendment rights.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Where Were the Lawyers?' Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

In issuing a temporary restraining order, U.S. District Senior Judge John Coughenour questioned the legal work that went into what he called a "blatantly unconstitutional" executive order restricting who qualifies as a U.S. citizen.
3 minute read

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