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National Law Journal

9th Circuit Judges Probe Scope of Idaho's 'Abortion Travel Ban'

The state's law, which went into effect last May, criminalizes "recruiting, harboring, or transporting" a pregnant minor to access a legal abortion if the adult has the intent to conceal the abortion from a parent or guardian.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Declines Attorney DQ Motion, Finding Placement of Names on Witness List Did Not Obstruct Justice

Eric Soehnlein of the Buffalo-based Soehnlein Law PLLC represented defendant Peter Gerace Jr. in connection with criminal charges arising from a 2021…
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New York Law Journal

The Social Media State Action Decision

Although Section 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment draw a dichotomy between state action and private action, the real world is much messier than that. In 'Lindke v. Freed', the U.S. Supreme Court in a unanimous decision provided guidance for determining when a state or local official's social media activities constitute state action.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Challenge to Texas Law Regulating Online Porn Leads Noteworthy Supreme Court Petitions

"[I]f a state's regulation of minors' access to sexual content burdens adults' access to constitutionally protected expression, then the regulation must satisfy strict scrutiny," the Free Speech Coalition tells the justices.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Deems States' Exclusion of Gender Dysphoria Treatment Unconstitutional

Disparate treatment based on sex and gender identity violates Equal Protection Clause, appeals court says.
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New Jersey Law Journal

We Need Cameras in Court Now More Than Ever

We have advocated for cameras in courtrooms in many editorials over many years. That need has now become urgent.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jewish Doctor Argues Trial's Overlap With Yom Kippur Warrants Do-Over of $4.1M Med Mal Case

The defendant claimed that the case "hinges on a fundamental constitutional issue that has implications far beyond the professional liability context: whether a trial court can prioritize run-of-the-mill, non-constitutional scheduling concerns over a litigant's constitutional right to freely exercise his religious beliefs."
4 minute read

Legaltech News

AI and the Constitution: How Technology Challenges Legal Protections

The Fourth and Sixth Amendments present contexts where the legal profession will continue to grapple with the blurred line between human and machine. These amendments, respectively, protect the rights of individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures and ensure that individuals have the right to confront witnesses that testify against them.
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Law.com

Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Mayor and Police Chief of Missouri City in First Amendment Retaliation Lawsuit Brought by Former Police Officers

The Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the Western District of Missouri's denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to two individual defendants who had been sued for First Amendment retaliation under Section 1983.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Appears Wary of Challenge to Anti-Camping Laws Aimed at Homeless

"Municipalities have competing priorities," said Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. "Why would you think that these nine people [on the Supreme Court] are the best people to judge and weigh those policy judgments?"
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