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“Gun Owners’ Challenge to D.C. Magazine Limit Fails on Appeal; Plaintiffs sued over ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds; D.C. prohibition has historical analog, D.C. Cir. says”

HowAppealing

” You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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Court weighs Louisiana redistricting with second majority-Black district

SCOTUSBlog

A federal court threw the map out, agreeing with a group of voters who describe themselves as non-African American that the new map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander — that is, it sorted voters primarily based on race. The disputes path to the Supreme Court on Monday was a circuitous one. Aguinaga insisted that it was.

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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

This NCLC article lists federal and state consumer law rights scheduled to go into effect or expire, during the period from November 17, 2022, through December 31, 2023. Other consumer law changes will be enacted later in 2023 and will go into effect in 2023; this article lists changes whose effective dates have already been scheduled.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments over Louisiana electoral map

JURIST

But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” ” The current voting map was created following a 2022 district court decision that struck down a previous state congressional map.

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Chemerinsky: These recent Supreme Court decisions have sparked a wave of litigation

ABA Journal

Supreme Court’s October 2022 term ended just a couple of months ago, but it’s already apparent that the decisions are leading to a great deal of litigation. What are the major issues left open by the cases that are likely to be litigated in state and federal courts?

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Pakistan court grants former PM Nawaz Sharif protective bail

JURIST

Bail is a fundamental right, and we welcome the [Islamabad High Court] decision in this regard, hoping that justice will prevail[.] Shehbaz Sharif was elected as prime minister after former Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in April 2022 and was subsequently removed from government.

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US Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico journalists seeking documents from financial oversight board

JURIST

The ruling restricting journalists’ rights to request information from the territory’s governing bodies follows a 2022 Supreme Court decision that said Puerto Ricans could be excluded from certain federal benefits.