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Supreme Court to Consider Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations

Constitutional Law Reporter

Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. They assert that they are exempt from coverage under Wisconsin’s Unemployment Compensation Act because they are operated primarily for religious purposes. Wisconsin Supreme Courts Decision CCB and the sub-entities sought judicial review. Pursuant to Wis.Stat.

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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

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The law professors detail that the small arms race arises from three main “troubling” legal implications, and it’s looking at the examples of Wisconsin and Georgia’s laws that “exemplify this perilous confluence.”. Guha Krishnamurthi is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

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SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205(1972),to argue that their children are being compelled to attend classroom instruction that violates their religious views.

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ICYMI: Three Hot Topics from Dark Money Politics to Free Speech and COVID-19

LegalTalkNetwork

He and Rawles talk about his journey to creative writing, teaching his University of Wisconsin Law School classes remotely, and his plans for a TV series based on his book. Wright shares his real-world experiences that inspired the characters, plot and location of his story.

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Delaware Loses Bid to Keep Uncashed MoneyGram Checks

Constitutional Law Reporter

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Because MoneyGram does not, as a matter of regular business practice, keep records of creditor addresses for the two products at issue in the case, it applied the secondary common-law rule and transmits the abandoned proceeds to its State of incorporation, i.e., Delaware.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off Term With Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin : The case centers on what should happen to uncashed checks issued by MoneyGram, which is the second largest money transfer company in the world. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off Term With Oral Arguments in Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. It is not clear that the statute actually bars possession by Rittenhouse.

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