Constitutional Law Court Illinois 
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit voted 2-1 to overturn an injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban. The case could set up a major test for gun rights for the United States Supreme Court. Raoul by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Conservative judge Michael P.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Share In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, a ballot initiative that its supporters describe as the country’s strongest law to protect farm animals. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a challenge to the constitutionality of the law.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 24, 2024
Supreme Court’s January docket features several closely watched cases involving constitutional law. The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, holding that Longoni’s testimony did not violate the Confrontation Clause. Issues Before the Supreme Court In appealing to the U.S. Illinois , 567 U.S.
JonathanTurley
JULY 23, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has handed down a major ruling in Worth v. The opinion by Judge Duane Benton upholds a lower court in striking down a Minnesota law limiting gun permits for persons 21 years old. They are clearly “people” under the Constitution.
JonathanTurley
MAY 28, 2021
We recently discussed the controversy at Rutgers Law School over the reading of the “n-word” from a state supreme court opinion. In 2018, the Supreme Court handed down Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 , No. 16-1466, 585 U.S. That decision overturned Abood v.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The use of the headdress could be treated by a court as opinion since many denounce such images as cultural appropriation. What constitutes racist imagery is a matter of public debate and Phillips can argue that this is obviously just his opinion. In 1967, the Supreme Court handed down Time, Inc. In New York Times v.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 29, 2022
As one court noted, “‘rhetorical hyperbole,’ ‘vigorous epithet[s],’ ‘lusty and imaginative expressions[s] of. contempt,’ and language used ‘in a loose, figurative sense’ have all been accorded constitutional protection.” That was the case with the litigation over the false claims made against former Rep. Guillard.
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