JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The decision stems from a lawsuit brought by the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. The suit alleged that the Arkansas House of Representatives reapportionment plan dilutes the voting power of Black people.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 25, 2021

50-5-85’s inclusion of “other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel” makes the statute impermissibly vague. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12 ruled that an Arkansas anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment. O.C.G.A. § Recently, the U.S. Code Ann. §

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ,

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Statute Stare Decisis Court Manufacturing 107

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

We recently discussed a federal court ruling that the Texas law requiring age verification and warning for porn sites was unconstitutional. Now, Judge Timothy Brooks in Arkansas has found that another state law imposing age verification requirements for social media violates the First Amendment. In Netchoice, LLC v.

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Laws Court Statute Divorce 50

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 14, 2022

McCall , a tire manufacturer resists Georgia courts’ exercise of jurisdiction on the basis of its compliance with Georgia’s registration statute for foreign corporations. These and other petitions of the week are below: Thacker v.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit affirmed , holding that because a federal agency now has the final say over how the private horse-racing authority implements the federal statute, the amended law did not impermissibly delegate authority to a private entity. The states sought Supreme Court review , but it was denied.

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