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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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Kansas district judge strikes down congressional map

JURIST

A Kansas district court Monday struck down a Republican-drawn congressional map and declared the Kansas Constitution prohibits political gerrymandering. The map originated in the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature and immediately prompted concerns over partisan and racial gerrymandering.

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US appeals court blocks Biden administration student loan forgiveness plan

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A US federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing its student debt relief plan. Solicitor General Elizabeth Preloger wrote in response to the recent court decisions: Many have already received bills that reflect the decrease in monthly payments to 5% of their discretionary income.

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

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act does not prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from imposing conditions on the distribution of discounted drugs to covered entities in the program. By Sophia R. Gaulkin & Alan M.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

This week, a court in Georgia became the latest to declare such laws unconstitutional. 1982), the Supreme Court addressed a boycott of white-owned businesses in Mississippi. District Court Judge Mark Cohen ruled for Martin on the core constitutional challenge. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Feb. In NAACP v.

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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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Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently

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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.