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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. Justice Kavanaugh writes, quoting Linda R.S. :

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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

A federal judge in Alabama declined on Tuesday to stay a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCCPA). The US requested that the court stay the case until the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit or the US Supreme Court decide on an appropriate standard of review.

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Federal appeals court rules professors do not to have to respect student pronouns

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Friday that public universities cannot compel professors to respect student pronoun preferences. Per the court, such speech is protected under the First Amendment, particularly if pronoun preferences go against a professor’s religious or philosophical beliefs.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

But in a recent podcast interview with a pair of east county campaign supporters, Knox described her opposition to new state laws and court rulings that provide greater leniency for juvenile offenders, including her concerns that California now offers a chance to teens sentenced to life without parole.

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Justices take up challenge to purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map

SCOTUSBlog

Share The court will hear oral argument next term in a challenge to the congressional redistricting plan that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature enacted in the wake of the 2020 census. The legislators appealed to the Supreme Court. The challengers urged the justices to leave the panel’s ruling in place.

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