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SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket

Constitutional Law Reporter

At the outset of the litigation, the Parents moved for a preliminary injunction to require the Board to provide such notice and an opt-out option. The Fourth Circuit also rejected the Petitioners reliance on Wisconsin v. The post SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Locked and Loaded: Supreme Court is Ready for a Showdown on the Second Amendment

JonathanTurley

Indeed, just this week, the court turned down a challenge of a Wisconsin law imposing a lifetime ban on gun ownership for former felons, including cases involving nonviolent crimes. The high court has been carefully waiting for just the right case to address states and cities that have sought to limit gun rights.

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“Vote Reparations”: Law Professor Calls For The Votes of Black Americans To Count Twice

JonathanTurley

Featured prominently on the law school’s website , the article pushes a similar proposal made in the Washington Post in 2015 by Theodore Johnson, a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Ironically, the proposals would upend decades of civil rights litigation to defend the “one man, one vote” principle.

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President Biden and Others Renew Calls for Gun Control After Wisconsin Shooting

JonathanTurley

The shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, immediately prompted renewed calls for gun control from President Joe Biden and others. More importantly, the Wisconsin case only highlighted why these standard demands for gun control would not have impacted that case.

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Lessons Learned In Law School

LawTechnologyToday

Our Panelist: Karina Perez Ilić (KPI) [link] Silvia Amador Brett (SAB) [link] Annabelle Bichler (AB) [link] Jenna Sutter (JS) [link] Brian Mickelsen (BM) is a founding partner of Mickelsen Dalton and a dynamic trial lawyer who has litigated in 12 states. Mingo (MJM) is a founding member of the personal injury firm Mingo & Yankala, S.C.

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“It Simply Does Not Make Any Sense”: Judge Trashes Election Lawsuit by the Elias Law Firm

JonathanTurley

The Chief Judge of the Western Direct of Wisconsin, James Peterson (an Obama appointee), did not just reject but ridiculed the Elias Law Group challenge to a witness requirement for absentee voting. Elias has been sanctioned in past litigation. The Democratic National Committee reportedly later cut ties with Elias.

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“Center of the Action”: Bally’s Chicago Casino Sued for Discrimination Against White Investors

JonathanTurley

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues that Ballys is violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first Ku Klux Klan Act and the recent cases barring affirmative action in educational institutions. .” The timing could not be worse for the company. Here is the complaint: Bally’s Casino Complaint