Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 11, 2023

MoneyGram applied the common-law escheatment practices outlined in Texas v. New Jersey , 379 U.S. Therefore, if the common law were to apply to the Disputed Instruments, then the abandoned proceeds would escheat inequitably solely to the State of incorporation, just like the money orders expressly referenced in the statute.”

Constitutional Law 59

Constitutional Law Statute Court Government 59

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seemed to be channeling the lyrics of the musical Hamilton in noting that “Everything is legal in New Jersey.” Zeba Blay, No, The ‘Hamilton’ Casting Call for ‘Non-White’ Actors Is Not Reverse Racism, HuffPost (Mar. 31, 2016, 12:30 PM), [link].

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Statute Court Court Rules 52

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Christian Legal Society and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law , Concerned Women for America , and Judicial Watch, Inc. To the contrary, in the year it was ratified (1868), thirty of thirty-seven states explicitly criminalized abortion by statute.” Moreover, they write, “abortion was a longstanding common-law crime.”.

Stare Decisis 91

Stare Decisis Court Laws Statute 91

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. The court further found that EPCA’s legislative history did not support the plaintiff’s “expansive interpretation.”

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Court Litigation Litigating Government 40