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Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights and strikes down state restrictions

JURIST

The Kansas Supreme Court issued two decisions on Friday striking down a series of abortion rules and restrictions that reaffirmed its 2019 decision that the state constitution guarantees the right to terminate a pregnancy. In its first opinion, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld the district court’s decision. Physicians Herbert C.

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“Kansas judge blocks new abortion pill reversal law and old clinic regulations statutes”

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Kansas judge blocks new abortion pill reversal law and old clinic regulations statutes”: Jason Alatidd of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report. The post “Kansas judge blocks new abortion pill reversal law and old clinic regulations statutes” appeared first on How Appealing.

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

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The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review an appeal seeking to reinstate Kansas’ voter identification law. The appeal cited an Indiana voter identification law requiring a photo identification presented when voting in person as justification for Kansas’ requirements: This Court’s decision in Crawford v.

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A courtroom prop, a song, and another surprise

SCOTUSBlog

Inside, the courtroom is full, with groups of lawyers from three organizations being sworn into the bar: the Christian Legal Society, the University of Kansas School of Law, and the American Bar Association Senior Lawyer Association. I am close to the Kansas group, and I ask them what they think of efforts to rename Brown v.

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Judge rules MLB owes minor leagues compensation for unpaid wages

JURIST

The suit originally was filed by first baseman/outfielder Aaron Senne, a 10th-round pick of the Florida Marlins in 2009 who retired in 2013, and two other retired players who had been lower-round selections: Kansas City infielder Michael Liberto and San Francisco pitcher Oliver Odle.

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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

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A Kansas law provides criminal penalties for trespassing at “animal facilities” with intent to damage the enterprise, including when consent to access is gained by deception. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov. Ineffective assistance of counsel. The case is Young v. Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute. Next up is Kelly v.

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