Court Rules Felony Sports 
JURIST
MARCH 29, 2021
Alabama is on track to pass a bill that would make providing any gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth a felony. Several states are also considering or have recently passed bills that would prohibit transgender youth from playing school sports on teams that align with their gender identity.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 7, 2023
In Bruen , the Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that New York State’s Sullivan Act, passed in 1911—which required anyone applying for a pistol concealed carry license to show “proper cause”—was unconstitutional. The 2022 SCOTUS case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Burke dismissed the government’s motion without prejudice, noting that a stay may be appropriate if the Eleventh Circuit or Supreme Court take up these cases. This case had already made its way up to the Eleventh Circuit when the court ruled that the ban could go into effect.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 25, 2025
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution generally permits states to strip people convicted of felonies of their right to vote. Felony disenfranchisement has a long, and often racist, history.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 24, 2024
Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to lift those orders while they appealed. The court of appeals refused, instead expediting argument. By a split vote, the 6th Circuit then reversed the lower courts’ rulings , concluding that the states were likely to win their appeals. The court thus allowed the laws go into effect.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 26, 2022
In her opinion, Kruger rebuffed the plaintiffs’ suggestion that the court should adopt a “more flexible and holistic approach” to determine whether a defendant can be held responsible for failing to protect a victim from harm caused by another person. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Maryland v. Following the U.S.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
291 
Let's personalize your content