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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

The justices recently granted certiorari in two cases challenging state laws that restrict social media companies’ ability to moderate content on their platforms. The key issue before the Court is whether the Texas and Florida laws violate the First Amendment. Facts of the Cases The two cases before the Court, Moody v.

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Supreme Court Upholds Homeless Ordinance Imposing Criminal Penalties

Constitutional Law Reporter

Texas , 392 U.S. 514 (1968), in which the Court rejected a similar request to extend Robinson. Finally, Justice Gorsuch discussed the problems resulting from the so-called “ Martin experiment,” including legal uncertainty and litigation. It also cited Powell v.

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SCOTUS Sides With Death Row Inmate in DNA-Testing Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court majority, when a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. 1983 procedural due process claim begins to run at the end of the state-court litigation. Reed then sued in federal court under 42 U.S.C.

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Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy

Constitutional Law Reporter

Texas , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. Federal courts have not traditionally entertained that kind of lawsuit; indeed, the States cite no precedent for a lawsuit like this. In United States v.

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Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Newsom Calls For Gun Ban Modeled on Texas Abortion Law

JonathanTurley

Gavin Newsom thrilled many this weekend by saying that his administration will model a new law on Texas’ abortion ban that would let private citizens sue anyone who makes or sells assault weapons or ghost guns. It will be hugely successful politically, but not without costs to the state and potential litigants. Legally, that is.

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Divided By Principle: How Justices Barrett And Jackson Are Shaping The Future Of Constitutional Law

Above The Law

” She also pressed counsel to distinguish between different types of harms and resources diverted by organizations in a way that might affect their standing in litigation. Paxton The case examines whether Texas’s H.B. Votes : Both for lack of standing 2024/2025 Term Free Speech v. Find him on Twitter: @AdamSFeldman.

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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. Area of Law: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Federal Authority: 25 points.

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