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

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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.

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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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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Homeless Ordinance Imposing Criminal Penalties

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Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. According to the Court, the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Boise , No.

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SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Retaliatory Arrest Claims

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Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not required to produce specific comparator evidence to demonstrate that they fall within the Nieves exception in retaliatory arrest cases. Facts of the Case In 2019, Sylvia Gonzalez ran for a seat on the city council of Castle Hills, a small town in southern Texas. In Gonzalez v. 2024), the U.S.

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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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SCOTUS Remands Content Moderation Cases But Still Delivers First Amendment Lessons

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court confirmed that social-media platforms have First Amendment interests in exercising editorial discretion over the third-party content. Facts of the Case In 2021, Florida and Texas enacted statutes regulating large social-media companies and other internet platforms. NetChoice and NetChoice v.

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