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New Mexico Loses Another Key Fight Over Ban on Concealed Weapons in Public Parks

JonathanTurley

We previously discussed New Mexico Gov. After triggering a court fight, Grisham backed down and scaled down her order to ban concealed weapons in parks and playgrounds. Now, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected her bid to lift that injunction in a key decision on appeal. District Kea W.

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SCOTUS to Take on Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. New Mexico , 564 U.S.

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New Mexico Governor Suspends Gun Rights in Albuquerque for “Public Health Emergency”

JonathanTurley

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday suspended laws that allow open and concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days after declaring an emergency public health emergency. In any case, it make it less likely that the case can be taken to the Supreme Court or even through the federal court system.

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Former CNN Anchor Leads Major Challenge In Defense of the Second Amendment

JonathanTurley

Russell’s nightmare began when the armed assailant grabbed her outside of their motel in Albuquerque, New Mexico and forced her into her room. While the District is citing a contemporary New Jersey law, that is not quite the historical support that the Court has previously demanded.

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Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List

JonathanTurley

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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Calling Defendant A Witch Controlling Men With Menstrual Blood Doesn’t Work Out For Prosecutors

Above The Law

One hoped that Justice Alito opening the door to basing constitutional law on the rantings of 17th century witch hunters would usher in a new era where we could finally get back to some old-fashioned stake burnings. In all seriousness though, this is a real life state supreme court opinion. The “Mr.

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No, The New Mexico Supreme Court Did Not Uphold the Merits of a 14th Amendment Disqualification

JonathanTurley

A number critics have cited a New Mexico case where such a disqualification of a local politician named Couy Griffen was approved by a court and then upheld by the New Mexico Supreme Court. Indeed, the court starts with a long quotation of the charge given by Illinois Judge Peter Stenger Grosscup.

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