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US Supreme Court to hear landmark cases on public funding for religious schools

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On Friday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would take up a groundbreaking case to determine whether Oklahoma could fund a proposed Catholic charter school. The decision could redefine the boundaries between church and state. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the decision to grant review.

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The morning read for Monday, Aug. 9

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Here’s the Monday morning read: Antiabortion activists at Supreme Court cite an unlikely authority for overturning Roe v. Oklahoma attorney general urges Supreme Court to overturn McGirt (Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman). Supreme Court decision could set off gerrymandering ‘arms race’ (John Kruzel, The Hill).

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Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error

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As is frequently the case when the court denies review in cases that have been relisted repeatedly, denial occasioned dissent, this time from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. And once again, Jos Garza, the Travis County district attorney, has filed a brief supporting the petition.

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5 Recent ERISA Decisions Attorneys Should Know

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Appellate courts issued a bevy of important decisions applying federal benefits law in 2023, including a recent Second Circuit ruling in favor of Cornell University that deepened a circuit split and a Tenth Circuit finding that an Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers was preempted.

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The long conference’s relists

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Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld that ruling in part, holding that as applied to “newsgathering” efforts by PETA and the other groups, the recording ban is unconstitutional.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With …

Constitutional Law Reporter

Oklahoma: The death penalty case has the support of Oklahoma’s attorney general who agrees that Gossip should be granted a new trial. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With … appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Oklahoma Federal Court Allowed Landowner to Proceed with NEPA Challenge of Osage Nation Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the Northern District of Oklahoma denied non-federal defendants’ motion to dismiss a landowner’s lawsuit claiming that the U.S. Optimus Steel, LLC v. Army Corps of Engineers , No.

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