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Supreme Court declines to consider appeal to reinstate Kansas voter ID law

JURIST

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review an appeal seeking to reinstate Kansas’ voter identification law. Fish , was appealed from the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The court’s denial means the Tenth Circuit’s decision stands. The case, Schwab v. Marion County Election Board, 553 U.S.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

Most bizarrely, in 2007, a Kansas court allowed a defendant to plead guilty to “attempted second-degree unintentional murder” even though the court acknowledged that “no such crime existed.”. Lies about law involve lawyers twisting statutes until they no longer represent the original law.

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A courtroom prop, a song, and another surprise

SCOTUSBlog

Share Several police officers outside the Supreme Court building have donned masks as haze from Canadian wildfires has become more noticeable in Washington this morning. I am close to the Kansas group, and I ask them what they think of efforts to rename Brown v. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit’s 1989 decision in Rogers v.

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Judge rules MLB owes minor leagues compensation for unpaid wages

JURIST

The Northern District Court of California Tuesday ruled that Major League Baseball (MLB) violated Arizona and Florida state minimum wage laws when not paying minor leaguers during spring training, instructional leagues, or extended spring training. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C.

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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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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

Phillips posted a side image of Holden at a game of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Las Vegas Raiders, showing his face painted black. There are 33 states with retraction statutes. The use of the headdress could be treated by a court as opinion since many denounce such images as cultural appropriation. In New York Times v.

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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.