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US Supreme Court declines to review Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional ruling

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge Monday to the appellate court decision that struck down Minnesota law prohibiting adults aged 18-20 from obtaining a permit to own guns and carry them in public. ” said Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.

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Justices debate right to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal

SCOTUSBlog

McGills brief argued that a jurisdictional problem (based on the courts decision in Badgerow v. It took Roberts 10 separate questions to elicit that admission! The most important thing I got out of the argument is that the justices seem highly motivated to decide the question presented.

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Second Amendment Roundup: The Facial vs. As-Applied Quagmire

The Volokh Conspiracy

The issue has arisen in recent Second Amendment litigation of whether plaintiffs' challenges to restrictions are cognizable facially or only as-applied. James , 25-384-cv, an appeal of the district court's upholding of New York's ban on firearms in public parks. The Court did not reject Mr. Heller's facial claim because D.C.

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A Supreme Court Course Correction for NEPA

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Supreme Court's decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County was an important step toward reorienting enforcement and implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in line with the actual text of the statute. Last month, however, the Supreme Court took notice.

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Court considers dispute over disclosure of NVIDIA sales to crypto miners

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit allowed the action to proceed, and the Supreme Court agreed to review the matter. At issue in the case is the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, a statute adopted in 1995 to stem securities class actions.

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Justices will revisit whether certain noncitizens in lengthy detention are entitled to bond hearings

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court previously held that the post-removal statute contains an implicit time limit. Davis , a 2001 decision, the court read that provision to prohibit detention beyond six months for noncitizens ordered removed when their removal is not “reasonably foreseeable.” In Zadvydas v. Rodriguez and Johnson v.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in New York’s Highest Court Supporting New York City’s Local Law 97

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

These kinds of local action could experience preemption scrutiny were the court to make a broad finding that the CLCPA field preempts Local Law 97. As we explain: While Local Law 97 is the subject of this litigation, it is just one of countless local actions existing and future implicated by this Courts decision.

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