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Arizona dispatch: student delegates to Model Constitutional Convention pass proposed amendments on equal rights, tribal sovereignty, gerrymandering and eminent domain limits

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But the Convention came together to declare that equal rights, including rights for women and LGBTQ+ people, should be a fundamental value of American constitutional law. I hope our nation sees just how emboldened our generation is to create lasting legal change,” Herbert said.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

Constitutional Law Reporter

The Court first addressed the threshold issue of standing, concluding that at least Missouri had the right to challenge the student loan forgiveness program. MOHELA could no longer service those closed accounts, costing it, by Missouri’s estimate, $44 million a year in fees…The plan’s harm to MOHELA is also a harm to Missouri.”

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Christian Group Scores Major Legal Victory Against University of Iowa

JonathanTurley

Missouri offered grants to qualifying organizations to resurface playgrounds. Trinity Lutheran operated a religious preschool and applied for a grant but was turned away because the Missouri Constitution prohibited the state from giving money to religious institutions. Comer puts the question beyond debate. 2012 (2017).

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Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Missouri , involves a federal rule requiring all health care workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are eligible for a medical or religious exemption. The post Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Divided Court Stays OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate While Allowing CMS Vaccination Rule to Proceed

Constitutional Law Reporter

Missouri , the Court ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule should be allowed to take effect nationwide as the lower courts consider legal challenges. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can’t go into effect while lawsuits are pending. However, held in Biden v.

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McConnell: Federal Abortion Ban is “Possible” if Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade

JonathanTurley

He was stating that it would be legally possible if Roe is overturned. Indeed, some Republican members would most certainly oppose such a law like Sen. Moreover, pro-life members like Missouri GOP Senator Josh Hawley have already said that they would not back a federal ba n. Susan Collins of Maine.

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The Defunct Disinformation Governance Board Sought to Censor Opposing Views on Racial Justice, the Afghan Withdrawal and Other Political Subjects

JonathanTurley

Recently, a court found that the Biden Administration’s censorship efforts constituted “ the most massive attack against free speech in United States history. criticized me for offering “legal opinions” without working at Twitter. Those words by Chief U.S. District Judge Terry A. In the first censorship hearing, Rep.