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Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS

Constitutional Law Reporter

The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v. Below is a brief summary of the other cases before the Court: Cruz v. 2241 whenever it “appears that the remedy by [ยง 2255] motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of [their] detention.” 306 (2003).

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Arizona dispatch: student delegates to Model Constitutional Convention pass proposed amendments on equal rights, tribal sovereignty, gerrymandering and eminent domain limits

JURIST

US law student and undergraduate delegates passed four proposed amendments Sunday at the first-ever Model Constitutional Convention hosted by Arizona State University (ASU) Sandra Day Oโ€™Connor College of Law. This followed two days of discussion and deliberation in Phoenix, Arizona. New London.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not โ€œTruly Reasonableโ€. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021). BP p.l.c. ,

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Invasion or Evasion? Crisis at the Border is a Political, not a Constitutional Problem

JonathanTurley

Whether such state enforcement is constitutional will be hashed out in the courts in light of the 2012 decision in Arizona v. The legal difference is obvious. On immigration, however, it became more difficult just ten years ago with the Supreme Courtโ€™s decision in Arizona v. United States.

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Trumpunity: Sunstein Calls For Broader Use Of Defamation Lawsuit To Curtail โ€œFake Newsโ€

JonathanTurley

Sullivanโ€™s lawsuit was one of a number of civil actions brought under state laws that targeted Northern media covering the violence against freedom marchers. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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