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Looking Back at the Biggest Constitutional Law Decisions of 2023

Constitutional Law Reporter

Constitutional law took center stage in many U.S. University of North Carolina , the Supreme Court struck down the college admissions programs of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Supreme Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court cases decided in 2023. Harvard College and SFFA v.

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North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Judicially Mandated Speech And Censorship On Blog

JonathanTurley

An opinion out of North Carolina is raising very serious concern over free speech this week. Yet the North Carolina Supreme Court has now upheld the sentence without any opinion. There is no debate that Eldridge was wrong to record the proceedings and that the court was within the law in holding him in contempt.

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The independent-state-legislature theory for congressional maps and liability for cities under the ADA

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the Constitution permits state courts to play a role in congressional redistricting and whether plaintiffs can hold cities liable when city employees violate federal protections for people with disabilities. In Moore v. Census data.

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What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Affirmative Action Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

University of North Carolina , involve the use of race in the undergraduate admissions process. University of North Carolina are: (1) Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Grutter v. The post What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Affirmative Action Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Supreme Court’s Landmark Affirmative Action Decision Strikes Down Raced-Based Admissions

Constitutional Law Reporter

University of North Carolina , the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the college admissions programs of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The Court held that the raced-based policies violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. In Students for Fair Admissions v.

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The independent state legislature theory and more on jurisdiction

SCOTUSBlog

Moore argues that unlike other constitutional provisions, the clause does not refer to the state itself, but a particular institution of government. Last November, the North Carolina legislature enacted a new map for congressional elections in response to the 2020 U.S. We begin with a case that is a potential blockbuster.

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Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS

Constitutional Law Reporter

University of North Carolina, which are poised to determine the role of affirmative action in college admissions. The post Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Supreme Court had a busy week, hearing oral arguments in five cases. Harvard College and SFFA v.