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Kansas Supreme Court finds no fundamental right to vote in state constitution

JURIST

The Kansas Supreme Court held Friday that there is no fundamental right to vote in the state’s constitution in a complex ruling related three 2021 election laws concerning false representation of election officials, verification of advance ballots and limitations on their collection.

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False Confessions: Protecting the Vulnerable

The Crime Report

Forensic guardianships, which entail wards who are at substantial risk of being questioned by law enforcement officials, are assiduously protected by the law; and they have been further reinforced by Supreme Court decisions. Christopher Cross is the President & CEO of the Missouri Guardianship Association.

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Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently

LawSites

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. There were two other court decisions from just outside of the city that were persuasive as well. William Peacock writes about law and technology for the Rally blog.

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Georgetown Professor Under Fire For Reading The “N-Word” In A Class On Free Speech and Racism

JonathanTurley

We have been discussing professors who have been investigated or sanctioned for the use of the “n-word” in classes or tests at Duquesne , John Marshall , Augsberg , Chicago , DePaul , Princeton , Kansas , and other schools. Political Systems” class, and “did not censor the racial epithet.” .'”

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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.”. According to the petitioner, Kansas Gov. Next up is Kelly v.

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Manufacturers in Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

Six states have enacted contract pharmacy protections into law: Kansas , Maryland , Mississippi , and West Virginia in 2024, Louisiana in 2023, and Arkansas in 2021. Court decision, may be rendered inconsequential. Bills are pending in other states, including Missouri and New York.

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Federal appeals court upholds Texas law prohibiting second trimester abortion method

JURIST

This appeals court decision means that violating physicians will face criminal charges and up to two years in prison. Reaction to the decision has been predictably mixed. According to The Center for Reproductive Rights stated that D&E abortion bans have been struck down in Alabama, Indiana and Kansas amongst others.

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