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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over ban on firearms for people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders

JURIST

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging a federal law that prohibits individuals subject to a domestic violence court order from owning a gun. The new framework was established by the court in its 2022 decision from New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. The case, US v.

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Texas Rationalized Killing Poor People With Water Saws By Using Creationism. The Establishment Clause Is Done.

Above The Law

The post Texas Rationalized Killing Poor People With Water Saws By Using Creationism. appeared first on Above the Law. The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'' The Establishment Clause Is Done.

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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions

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Thomas has taken law-office history to a new low, even for the Supreme Court, a body whose special brand of “law chambers history” has prompted multiple critiques and been a source of amusement for generations of scholars and court watchers. Bruen does mark a new low for the court.

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Supreme Court Favors Religious Liberty in Death Row Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that Texas can’t execute a man death row unless it allows his pastor to pray and lay hands on him while he is executed. A Texas jury sentenced John Ramirez to death after he brutally murdered Pablo Castro in 2004. Ramirez also sought a stay of execution while the District Court considered his claims.

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Court to hear battle over animal welfare, the dormant commerce clause — and the price of bacon

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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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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

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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First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of the term. In challenging the law, TikTok and its users argue that the PAFACAA violates the First Amendment and constitutes an unlawful bill of attainder under Article I. The Court also considered five other cases. Upon returning from break, the U.S.

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