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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

.” They also argued that PASS lacked standing because it failed to prove: that its members suffered an injury-in-fact; that the alleged injury was fairly traceable to an action by Walz and Minnesota; and that the injury was redressable by a favorable court decision.

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Defending the Presumption of Innocence

The Crime Report

However, through laws and court decisions it has been recognized as one of the most basic requirements of a fair trial. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. First, an accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty; and second, the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. In effect, this means that nearly 60 million Americans live in states where the courts offer absolute immunity to federal officers who violate someone’s constitutional rights.

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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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Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently

LawSites

This is the story of how I accidentally came to dominate the search results for an incredibly competitive legal keyword in New York City, of all places. I built a document automation app online to help people fight their tickets for free using a recent court decision that had come down in Manhattan. Schools were silent.

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What’s a Broadcaster to Do When a Candidate Complains About the Truth of an Attack Ad? – Dealing with Ads from Non-Candidate, Third-Party Organizations

Broadcast Law Blog

Sometimes that request has some vague (or sometimes not so vague) threat of a legal action against the station if it continues to run the ad. Sullivan standard , the standard set by a Supreme Court decision finding that a public figure must meet a much higher standard of proof to justify any claim.

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Political Broadcasting Refresher Part 5 - Why Don't TV Stations Pull More SuperPAC Ads? Is There Potential Liability for These Ads?

Broadcast Law Blog

Sometimes that request for the removal of the ad comes from an attorney with some vague (or sometimes not so vague) threat of a legal action against the station if it continues to run the ad. The most likely source of liability is for some sort of defamation contained in an ad. Other stations may have more tolerance for risk.