Constitutional Law Court Minnesota 
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.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MAY 10, 2023
Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the 2022-2023 Term. The Court’s final week included four cases, with issues ranging from bankruptcy to RICO to government takings. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. 2d 1112, 1115 (7th Cir.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 22, 2023
Supreme Court held that the government can’t keep the profits of properties sold to satisfy tax debts. Facts of the Case Geraldine Tyler owned a condominium in Hennepin County, Minnesota, that accumulated about $15,000 in unpaid real estate taxes along with interest and penalties. Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court reversed.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 21, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The Court sought to create “breathing space” for the media by articulating that standard that now applies to both public officials and public figures.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 31, 2024
The family would eventually move to Minnesota where Omar achieved the extraordinary distinction of becoming the first Somali-American legislator elected to Congress in 2017. Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1982 and her family fled the country during the Somali Civil War. In Johannessen v. United States , 225 U.S.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 31, 2024
There is a curious resolution of a civil right complaint against University of Minnesota Law School over a diversity fellowship sponsored by the law firm of Jones Day. Despite being created by a law firm and administered by a law school, the fellowship violated federal law in excluding white and male applicants.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Now, a filing in the Supreme Court supporting censorship efforts by the Biden Administration has supplied a handy list of the anti-free speech states for citizens. Not surprisingly, the state of California is leading the effort to get the Supreme Court to reverse a decision enjoining the government from censorship efforts.
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