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Alabama Prosecutes Mother for Using Prescribed Medication

The Crime Report

Since 2006, when meth labs were appearing across rural communities, Alabama has made it a felony to expose a child to a chemically toxic environment by enforcing heavier penalties on people who make drugs around children, exposing them to the vapors that are emitted in the creation of crack and meth.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

SCOTUSBlog

The statute includes a list of information the government must include – most notably, the time and place of the removal hearing. A noncitizen who does not attend a removal proceeding can be ordered removed as long as written notice has been provided to him under the statute. Smith was charged with five felony counts.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The Volokh Conspiracy

Man with two Ohio felony convictions from the early 1990s turns his life around, gets a Ph.D., Alabama litigant (under seal): I should be allowed to proceed under a pseudonym, because private stuff is going to come out in this lawsuit like X, Y, and Z. Answer: No. But how was I to know I couldn't kneel on his neck for several minutes?

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Furthermore, the Texas Legislature has the constitutional authority to regulate medical practice, and parents can choose only among legal medical procedures. The Supreme Court said last week that it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision.

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