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Circuit Scoop — February 2025

Above The Law

In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. DEA , where the court upheld the DEAs denial of psilocybin use under the Controlled Substances Act.

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Negating Democratic Consent

The Volokh Conspiracy

Colorado's 1876 Constitution is replete with provisions to prohibit corporate welfare, special privileges for government-favored big business, and government debt without voter consent. The protections have been fortified and extended by constitutional amendment, most notably in the 1992 Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.

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SCOTUS Ends Oral Arguments for 2024 With Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of 2024. Below is a brief summary of the legal questions before the Court: Feliciano v. Eagle County, Colorado : The case involves how to interpret the Courts prior decision in Department of Transportation v. Last week, the U.S. ” In Adams v. 4th 1375, 1379 (Fed.

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“A Half-in, Half-Out Regime”: Thomas Slams the Continued Criminalization of Marijuana in Little Noticed Opinion

JonathanTurley

As we wait for the final cases from the Supreme Court this week, Monday was confined to orders of the Court, including the granting and denial of review of cases. That is hardly news on a Court that rejects most petitions for a writ of certiorari. This week, the Mexican Supreme Court decriminalized recreational use of marijuana.

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Was Overturning Roe a “Blessing”? Only if Democrats Can Avoid the Details of the Right to Abortion

JonathanTurley

It is the same approach that the President took during the last presidential campaign where he simply refused to state his position on court packing until after the election. Those words from a Democratic political consultant refer to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. In Dobbs v.

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MSNBC Analyst Calls for Liability for Boebert and Carlson … for the Colorado Shootings

JonathanTurley

Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Fox News host Tucker Carlson to face civil liability for their commentary on transgender policies or controversies after the recent tragic shooting in Colorado. With 382 saleswomen and models, the court found that the group was too large. The Court in cases like New York Times v. In Brandenburg v.

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E Pluribus Unum: The Supreme Court Continues to Defy and Debunk its Critics

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in USA Today on the remarkably united and non-ideological line of cases handed down by the Supreme Court. As Democratic leaders demand to pack the Court to create a liberal majority, the Court itself appears to be speaking through these cases. Religious freedom upheld in court. For example,?

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