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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

Facts of the Case Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern as a freight-car mechanic for nearly 20 years, first in Ohio, then in Virginia. After he left the company, Mallory moved to Pennsylvania for a period before returning to Virginia. Along the way he was diagnosed with cancer.

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The “great chief” and the “super chief”: A final showdown in Supreme Court March Madness

SCOTUSBlog

Ask any constitutional law student to name the most iconic Supreme Court decision, and they’ll probably answer Marbury v. Those two landmark rulings stand as the most celebrated decisions the court has ever issued. Virginia ) all laid the groundwork for modern jurisprudence in those areas.

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United States Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Voting Rights For D.C.

JonathanTurley

Under my proposal, the mall and core federal buildings would remain the District of Columbia (as is the case in this legislation) but the remainder of the District would retrocede back to Maryland (as did the other half of the original District to Virginia). Again, that constitutional option has never been in doubt and never debated.

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SCOTUS Rules Website Designer Can Refuse Same-Sex Customers

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court’s conservative majority, the First Amendment prohibits the state of Colorado from forcing Smith to create expressive designs speaking messages with which she disagrees. In reaching its decision, the Court relied heavily on First Amendment precedent established in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale , 530 U.S.

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Smith is No Longer in a Hurry: Special Counsel Moves To Slow Down District Court Judge

JonathanTurley

As shown in his 8-0 reversal in his conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, Smith has rarely shown moderation as a prosecutor. A three-week delay will give Smith ample time (in addition to the weeks following the Supreme Court decision) to deliberate. Smith has always been undone by his appetite.

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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

But the Convention came together to declare that equal rights, including rights for women and LGBTQ+ people, should be a fundamental value of American constitutional law. It was in response to the Supreme Court decision Kelo v. The fourth and final amendment to pass was an amendment limiting eminent domain. New London.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The intermediate appellate court held that the defendant was not entitled to present the defense because he had “reasonable legal alternatives” to trespass and obstruction even if those alternatives were not effective. The district court held that the plaintiffs did not have standing and that their claims were not ripe. BP p.l.c. ,

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