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Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges - A Great Civil Rights Milestone that Could be Even Better

The Volokh Conspiracy

Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down laws banning same-sex marriage. The ruling was a great victory for liberty and equality, and a striking example of how progress can be achieved by a combination of litigation and political action. Celebration after Obergefell v. Hodges was decided.

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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

SCOTUSBlog

Supporting briefs from groups including the Professional Services Council warn the lower courts ruling may chill contractor participation in federal programs. Hencely contends the 4th Circuit applied a new preemption theory unmoored from the FTCAs text or Supreme Court precedent, extending the 1988 Supreme Court decision Boyle v.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Some courts read [Supreme Court precedent] as effectively foreclosing [this consent-by-registration theory of jurisdiction], while others insist it remains viable.”. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760. New Relists.

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Graphic Abortion Ads In Iowa By Presidential Candidate - And A Seminar on FCC Political Broadcasting Rules

Broadcast Law Blog

With the Iowa primary approaching, political ads are increasing on the local Iowa TV stations. Under the law, a person has no censorship rights for their ads (and reasonable access rights for Federal candidates) only if they can show that they are a "legally qualified candidate."

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

The Crime Report

But that hasn’t stopped some from promoting his methods and even deploying 911 call analysis in court to win convictions. In 2016, Missouri prosecutor Leah Askey wrote Harpster an effusive email, bluntly detailing how she skirted legal rules to exploit his methods against unwitting defendants. “Of

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Justice Sotomayor dissented, writing that she believed the Court’s interpretation would allow defendants to “sidestep” the general bar on appellate review by “shoehorning” a civil rights or federal officer removal argument into their case for removal. Justice Alito did not take part in the case. Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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