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

JonathanTurley

Ron DeSantis moves forward with his plan on relocating undocumented persons to Delaware. In California, Newsom pledged to re-purpose the Texas “heartbeat law” to limit gun rights. In Florida, DeSantis pledged to use federal COVID funds to send undocumented persons to Delaware, home state of President Joe Biden.

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Call it Censorship: A Court Rules Against Former “Disinformation Czar” Nina Jankowicz

JonathanTurley

But Chief Judge Colm Connolly, a Delaware Democrat, didn’t just say it was legally unfounded — he demolished the claims of figures like Jankowicz that they are really not engaged in censorship. Plans for the board were suspended, and Jankowicz resigned in 2022. She then sued Fox News for defamation. On Monday, the case was dismissed.

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Has “Jim Eagle” Landed in Delaware? State Supreme Court Blocks Universal Mail-in Balloting

JonathanTurley

We recently discussed a federal court upholding the Georgia election law as constitutional, rejecting challenges based on voter suppression by a group associated with Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. However, Article V, Section 4A of the Delaware Constitution is explicit on those categories.

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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

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The amendment was introduced by the delegates representing Delaware and initially only protected sex. 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.