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Eleventh Circuit Grants Injunction Against Nonprofit for Excluding Women Not of Color From Entrepreneurship Contest

"Fearless simply—and flatly— refuses to entertain applications from business owners who aren't "black females," Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom said. "If that refusal were deemed sufficiently 'expressive' to warrant protection under the Free Speech Clause, then so would be every act of race discrimination, no matter at whom it was directed."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys General Coalition Files Multistate Brief in Support of Title IX Changes, Protections for Transgender Students

"Enough is enough," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a statement regarding an amicus brief filed in support of Title IX's recent changes. "We need policies that durably ensure fair and nondiscriminatory treatment of all students nationwide and do not change with the political winds."
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The Recorder

Federalism, Man: A Brief History on the Division of Power

Federalism came about when James Madison solved the problem of how to get two sovereigns to rule the same land in harmony by rejecting part of the premise: his solution to the conflict inherent in joining two sovereigns was allowing them to conflict.
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Law.com

Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Rights, Declines Anti-Abortion Relitigation Attempts Following Historic Ruling

"Five years ago, Gender Justice, the Lawyering Project, and our clients understood that the fight to protect abortion rights rests in the states. Today, we are thrilled to announce that our case is finally over and our victory is settled, marking a significant win for reproductive rights in Minnesota," Legal Director at Gender Justice Jess Braverman said in a statement.
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National Law Journal

Roberts Declines Ethics Meeting With Senate Democrats, Citing Separation of Powers, Proposed Format

"Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stated in a letter made available by the court Thursday afternoon.
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National Law Journal

Divided Supreme Court Reinstates Death Sentence for Arizona Murders

"The weakness of Jones's mitigating evidence contrasts sharply with the strength of the aggravating circumstances," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote in the majority's rejection of Danny Lee Jones's claim of having received ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing.
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Revives NRA's First Amendment Suit Against Ex-NY Finance Chief

"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court.
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National Law Journal

DC Circuit Panel Picked to Hear Challenge to Law Forcing TikTok's Sale or Shutdown

The law had bipartisan support amid lawmakers' concerns about national security posed by TikTok. But TikTok contends Congress provided no proof that the video app is or could be misused by the Chinese government.
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Should Ban Small Juries in Criminal Cases, Gorsuch Says

"(N)othing prevents the people of Florida and other affected States from revising their jury practices to ensure no government in this country may send a person to prison without the unanimous assent of 12 of his peers," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.
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Texas Lawyer

Sheriff and Dallas Push Back Against 15th Circuit: New Court in Crosshairs

Two foundational words, "divided" and "district," were changed or ignored in order to create the statewide court, Brazil & Dunn asserts on behalf of Dallas County.
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