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FEBRUARY 15, 2025

An Argentinian court on Thursday issued international arrest warrants for 22 Burmese military officials and three civilians for their role in the genocide against the Rohingya community. The move follows International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khans recent request for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing.

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2024

The US Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit blocked an appeal Friday from Texas gun owners and state Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking judicial approval of a Texas gun law that exempts the state from federal firearm silencer regulations. Standing is a doctrine that courts require for an individual’s grievance to be heard.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily stayed a district court’s preliminary injunction on Saturday that blocked a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. With this stay, the California law will take effect in January 2024.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. The justices decision to grant review in Fernandez v. Both denials spurred dissents from the denial of review by some of the courts conservative justices.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2025

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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DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.” ” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Casey Parks and Ann E.

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dissolved a previous stay on Saturday that allowed a California law to go into effect prohibiting concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places, blocking the law. With this order, the California law will no longer take effect in January 2024.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2025

Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisianas latest redistricting plan. And with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the courts decision could affect the balance of power there.

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Intelligize Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Ending one skirmish amid the legal battles at Tesla over excessive compensation, a Delaware Chancery Court on January 8 approved a deal that Teslas board of directors struck 18 months ago to return roughly $919 million to the company. Along with the settlement, Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick also approved $176.2

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

“Voting Rights Claims Plunge in Wake of Supreme Court Decision”: Diana Dombrowski, Alex Ebert, and Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2024

The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X Corp. X’s Global Government Affairs account said that the company was “forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil,” adding that no reason was provided as to why or any details given regarding the posts that allegedly violate the law.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 13, 2021

Last week, we wrote about two dissenting opinions in a Supreme Court decision that highlight the debate that is underway on the principles that govern defamation liability in the United States. In that case, the Court struck down a California requirement that charities operating in California reveal to the state their major donors.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

“Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision; Lower court judges express confusion, uncertainty as they interpret June decision”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2023

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up the question of whether states can impose schedule-based cash bail on an indigent defendant before allowing their pre-trial release from jail. The lower court ruled in favor of Hester, enjoining the county from imposing cash bail amounts on defendants who could not afford them.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Carney issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. The case is in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Carney found that the California law violates the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.

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JURIST

JUNE 2, 2024

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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Above The Law

JULY 24, 2023

The post Supreme Court Decisions Only Matter To Republicans When They Go Their Way appeared first on Above the Law. It's Alabama again.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 27, 2025

Last week, building electrification secured an important victory in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings.

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JULY 25, 2023

“Homophobic Business Owners Are Having a Field Day Since Last Month’s Supreme Court Decision”: Law professor Hila Keren has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Homophobic Business Owners Are Having a Field Day Since Last Month’s Supreme Court Decision” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

“Supreme Failures from the Court; Conservative legal minds rank the worst twenty Supreme Court decisions of all time”: Matthew J. Franck and Mark David Hall have this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2022

The post The <em>Dobbs </em>Fallout Shows That Court Decisions Depend More On Machiavelli Than The Founding Fathersmore appeared first on Above the Law. Instead of applying the Lemon Test, I just pray to Joe Pesci. First of all, I think he's a good actor.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A federal judge blocked a California law on Wednesday which would have required background checks for individuals seeking to buy ammunition. The judge found that the California law, known as Proposition 63, violated the US Constitution’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for lying to federal financial regulators about loans he took out from a local bank and failed to pay. He was also charged with filing false income tax returns, but those charges are not before the Supreme Court.)

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A German court Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe intended to bar Mercedes-Benz from selling cars with combustion engines that emit greenhouse gases after 2030. ” The organization believes that “[o]nly higher courts will clarify this fundamental question.”

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2023

The post Not Sure How To Mention Diversity After The Supreme Court Decision? appeared first on Above the Law. In short, keep applying! We’ve Got You Covered.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

“New York enacts new gun restrictions in response to supreme court decision; After court overturned 1911 New York law, state lawmakers produced act to create ‘gun-free zones’ and strengthen gun control measures”: Martin Pengelly of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court Wednesday reversed a decision by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court selecting state legislative districts drawn by the governor while also allowing the use of the governor’s congressional district map. The Court’s action today is unprecedented.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The issues in both cases involves the federal law that prohibits felons from possessing firearms, 18 USC §922(g). Decisions in both cases should come this summer. Two years ago in Rehaif v.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?” ” Derek Muller has this post at the “Election Law Blog.” Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?”

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

The European Commission initiated infringement proceedings against member state Poland on Thursday over the country’s recently-passed law aimed at officials who have allegedly come under Russian influence. Polish President Andrzej Duda proposed amendments to the law on June 2 in response to international scrutiny.

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MARCH 14, 2023

“In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791; A Supreme Court decision has forced courts to consider what gun restrictions existed two centuries ago, sending demand soaring for historians”: Shawn Hubler of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moore v. North Carolina’s Supreme Court struck down the map as an unconstitutional gerrymander, and Republican lawmakers appealed to the US Supreme Court. ” A decision in this case is expected in June.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2024

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the creation of a publicly-funded religious charter school, S t. The court said the St. Isidore contract violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which says the government “shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Federal Court of Canada delivered a decision on Thursday overturning the federal government’s order to list plastic-manufactured items (PMIs) under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). One of the bill’s changes was to repeal and replace Schedule 1 of the CEPA with PMIs included.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday that all state criminal convictions which resulted from nonunanimous jury verdicts are invalid. The ruling comes after a 2020 US Supreme Court decision that held non-unanimous jury verdicts violate the US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment. Balmer authored the Oregon court’s opinion.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 24, 2025

Share At oral arguments earlier this week the Supreme Court was skeptical of the Food and Drug Administrations effort to block a North Carolina-based company from challenging the denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana.

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