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USD Law Professor Under Investigation For Column Criticizing Chinese Government

JonathanTurley

As Eugene Volokh correctly pointed out , the California Labor Code protects “political activities” employees and the California Supreme Court ruled in Gay Law Students Ass’n v. 1979) that “political activities” includes not just electioneering but also “espousal of … a cause.”. Here is our reaction.

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Happy Plessivus! The New Rage in Separate-but-Equal Celebrations

JonathanTurley

The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that racial discrimination does not become good policy despite being carried out with the best of motivations. the high court ruled that “legislative assurances of good intention cannot suffice.” Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School.

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Biden’s “Come on, Man” Defense Will Not Fly on Religious Freedom

JonathanTurley

The appellate court was already expediting review of the case, and the dismissal was “without prejudice.” ” The health care workers can refile if circumstances change or if the appellate court rules against them. They also can refile if the lower court has not reached a decision by Oct.

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Becerra’s Blunder: Did the Administration Allow Fauci and other Officials to Operate Illegally?

JonathanTurley

In one case involving challenged administrative law judges in 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Lucia v. Executive officials do not have the authority to dismiss federal law any more than they have the authority to act without meeting the conditions to hold their positions under federal law.

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“Rebalance the Bench”: Democrats Introduce Sweeping Changes for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Any challenge would have a record full of self-defeating statements from the sponsors who leave no doubt that their true motivation is to get rid of the conservative majority in response to rulings that they oppose. Many continue to assert that the adoption of a constitutional interpretation that they oppose is, as stated by Rep.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization , David Beckwith published the original Supreme Court abortion leak. In 1973, Beckwith was a recent graduate of law school and was working as a political reporter for TIME magazine. Intrigued by the court’s deliberations in the pending case of Roe v. Sebastian Graber (Aug.

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The Rise of Gotcha Legislation: Newsom and DeSantis are Legislating Soundbites and Voters are Loving it.

JonathanTurley

Once declared unconstitutional, the California law would return to little more than a soundbite (to quote Macbeth) full of “sound and fury, signifying nothing.”. Hunt , in which the Court struck down an Alabama law imposing a fee on all interstate waste coming into the state under the Dormant Commerce Clause.