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Constitutional Law Reporter
AUGUST 6, 2024
Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. According to the Court, the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Boise , No.
Constitutional Law Reporter
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Supreme Court next term. 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. Meanwhile, the Texas law, H.B.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 1, 2023
Supreme Court held that death row inmate Rodney Reed did not wait too long to seek DNA testing of the evidence in his case. 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.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 1, 2021
The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was celebrated as “notorious” due in part to her controversial public speeches and discussions of pending or expected cases before the Court. In her comments, Sotomayor appeared to call for political campaigns and discussed a matter just before the Court. New appeals are working toward the Court.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 11, 2023
Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state where they were issued. MoneyGram applied the common-law escheatment practices outlined in Texas v. In Delaware v. New Jersey , 379 U.S.
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Ohio lawmakers have introduced new anti-abortion bill.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 12, 2023
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. On the merits, the District Court found the Guidelines unlawful and vacated them. In United States v. 1231(a)(2) ).
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