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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

The special shield creates an additional layer of protection that goes beyond qualified immunity, which is already available to public employees at all levels of government. Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas.

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US DOJ says Nebraska’s excessive institutionalization violates civil rights of mentally ill

JURIST

The US Department of Justice determined that Nebraska is violating the civil rights of residents with serious mental illnesses by unnecessarily segregating them into institutional settings. The post US DOJ says Nebraska’s excessive institutionalization violates civil rights of mentally ill appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

Constitutional Law Reporter

Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The Court first addressed the threshold issue of standing, concluding that at least Missouri had the right to challenge the student loan forgiveness program. In Biden v.

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The Anti-ESG Movement Has Not Fared Well in Court, but Critical Decisions Are Pending

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Republican-led “anti-ESG” (environmental, social, governance) movement over the last two years has largely been a legislative effort, comprised primarily of state-level bills that attempt to halt the consideration of climate risk and other commonplace factors in investment decisions connected with government funds, contracts, and pensions.

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Alito ‘Stunned’ By Court Exercising Judicial Power He Championed & Expanded Just Months Ago

Above The Law

There is plenty of commentary making the rounds regarding yesterdays 5-4 Supreme Court decision confirming that of course a judge can issue a Temporary Restraining Order to maintain the status quo and require USAID pay out the money that it owes to contractors for work already done. But which status quo? First was Biden v.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule Must Respond to Emerging Legal Risks

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In the Supreme Court’s recent decision Biden v. Nebraska , the Court relied on the MQD to determine that the Biden Administration could not forgive $430 billion of federal student loan debt under a 2003 Act that had not been the basis for such a sweeping program before.

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US dispatch: recent SCOTUS rulings contribute to a divided Fourth of July

JURIST

Nebraska, Department of Education v. While largely believed to be an apolitical institution of the tripartite United States government, the Supreme Court has always been influenced by personal politics and the “flavor of the day.” The Court is not currently bound to an ethics code of conduct.

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