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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

JURIST

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

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Rep. Nunes Wins Major Victory In Defamation Case Against Ryan Lizza and Hearst

JonathanTurley

The appellate panel ruled unanimously for Rep. Nunes will be allowed to litigate his claim that Lizza defamed him by claiming that he secretly moved his farm from California to Iowa and linked the move to the alleged use of undocumented labor. Effectively, Lizza renewed and added to his prior comments in the view of the court.

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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

SCOTUSBlog

Menocal arises from a class action brought by former immigration detainees at a private detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, operated by The GEO Group, Inc. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Iowa Pork Producers Association v. Government contractors defenses to torts The GEO Group, Inc. under contract with U.S.

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

The Crime Report

When agencies refused to turn over public records, ProPublica’s lawyers threatened litigation and in one case sued. In 2009, Harpster learned about a double homicide in Woodbury County, Iowa, from a television documentary. On it, Harpster has openly espoused misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views.

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Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges - A Great Civil Rights Milestone that Could be Even Better

The Volokh Conspiracy

Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down laws banning same-sex marriage. The ruling was a great victory for liberty and equality, and a striking example of how progress can be achieved by a combination of litigation and political action. The Court got the right result.

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Montana asks justices to revive parental-consent law for minors to get an abortion

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight petitions asking the court to consider, among other things, whether to overturn a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down a state law requiring minors under the age of 18 to get consent from their parents before obtaining an abortion. Iowa Pork Producers Association v. 1101(a)(42).

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