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Incendiary attack damages ballots in Washington and Oregon

JURIST

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Local police and the FBI are conducting an investigation following the detonation of incendiary devices in two ballot boxes early Monday morning, which damaged hundreds of ballots in Washington and Oregon. In Washington, voters are being encouraged to check online to see if their vote was impacted.

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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

Washington. Washington concerns whether Washington’s 2018 amendment to its state workers’ compensation laws violates intergovernmental immunity because it applies only to certain federal workers in the state of Washington. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. United States v.

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Washington state governor signs bill banning sale of assault weapons

JURIST

APRIL 26, 2023

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday signed House Bill (HB) 1240 , prohibiting the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons in the state. Tuesday’s actions add Washington to a short but growing list of US state governments enacting gun control measures.

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Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Tuesday sued the grocery store chains Albertsons and Kroger for violating the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The case is filed in the Washington King County Superior Court. On October 14, Albertsons and Kroger agreed to merge.

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Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Nonlawyer-owned entities would be allowed to deliver legal services in Washington under a pilot program proposed by the Washington State Bar Association and a board…

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Rudy Giuliani Compares His Criminal Case To George Washington, Judge Not Amused

Above The Law

JULY 26, 2024

Would we treat George Washington this way? You know, if George Washington ever tried a coup. The post Rudy Giuliani Compares His Criminal Case To George Washington, Judge Not Amused appeared first on Above the Law.

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Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

Above The Law

MAY 28, 2024

The post Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody appeared first on Above the Law. The Post's excuse for not running this story is bad, but it's the inevitable side effect of the Supreme Court's structure.

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“Elon Musk looks beyond Washington toward Wisconsin; Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech mogul’s allies look to exert his influence in the states”

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

“Elon Musk looks beyond Washington toward Wisconsin; Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech moguls allies look to exert his influence in the states”: Jessica Piper and Liz Crampton of Politico have this report.

Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not owned by lawyers to provide legal services under carefully monitored conditions. The court’s order (Order 25700-B-721), entered Dec.

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“His great-grandfather enshrined birthright citizenship. Norman Wong is trying to save it. Wong has assumed the role of living testament to the multigenerational fight for American citizenship at a time when fundamental values are again under threat.”

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MAY 13, 2025

” David Nakamura of The Washington Post has this report. Wong has assumed the role of living testament to the multigenerational fight for American citizenship at a time when fundamental values are again under threat.”

Court of Appeals of Washington Rejects Appeal, Finding the Phrase "Having a 'Beef' With Someone" Doesn't Have a Racial Connotation

EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 2, 2025

That was the question addressed by the Court of Appeals of Washington in its recent opinion in State v. Does the phrase "having a 'beef' with someone" have a racial connotation? Bellerouche, 2025 WL 830775 (Wash. In Bellerouche,

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“El Salvador wants America’s prisoners. And its tourists. Bukele’s government sees surf tourism and mass incarceration as growth opportunities.”

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MAY 8, 2025

Compton of The Washington Post has this report. “El Salvador wants Americas prisoners. And its tourists. Bukeles government sees surf tourism and mass incarceration as growth opportunities.” ” Natalie B.

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India rebukes Canada’s allegations against Home Minister amid escalating diplomatic dispute

JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The controversy began when Morrison, addressing a parliamentary committee, confirmed that he had shared Shah’s name with The Washington Post , although no evidence of this alleged connection was provided.

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“David Souter: A modest jurist from a bygone era; The Supreme Court justice shaped today’s court more than any other jurist.”

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MAY 9, 2025

” Columnist David Von Drehle has this essay online at The Washington Post. “David Souter: A modest jurist from a bygone era; The Supreme Court justice shaped todays court more than any other jurist.”

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Professor Luna Teaches Animal Liability at George Washington Law School

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This week, the students in my day (left) and evening (right) torts class received a lecture from the leading American expert on animal tort liability, Professor Luna. Herr Professor taught subjects like animus revertendi with the insight and intensity expected from a world renown canine academic.

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“TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law; The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company”

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Eva Dou, Drew Harwell, and Cristiano Lima-Strong of The Washington Post report that “ Appeals court upholds nationwide TikTok ban-or-sale law; The U.S. ” And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “ Clock is ticking: TikTok could go dark in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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“Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools; Liberal justices were opposed to government sponsorship of religious schools, but there was support among conservatives”

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MAY 1, 2025

Marimow, and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report. ” Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “ Supreme Court weighs whether Oklahoma can open nations first religious charter school.”

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“Britain tries to make sense of landmark ruling on transgender people; The Supreme Court ruled that only biological women are women; Now British institutions are trying to figure out what that means”

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MAY 11, 2025

“Britain tries to make sense of landmark ruling on transgender people; The Supreme Court ruled that only biological women are women; Now British institutions are trying to figure out what that means”: William Booth of The Washington Post has this report.

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US DOJ sues landlords over rent price-fixing algorithms

JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

The filing also listed violations under 10 different state laws whose respective jurisdictions are party to the case, including California, North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

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“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech”

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law to ban or sell TikTok; A majority of the justices appeared more concerned about the national security implications of the popular apps Chinese ownership than about the restrictions on free speech the law would impose.” ” David G. .”

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“Gun ruling: WA high court upholds ban on high-capacity magazines.”

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MAY 8, 2025

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Washington State at this link. “Gun ruling: WA high court upholds ban on high-capacity magazines.” ” David Gutman of The Seattle Times has this report.

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“Will Harvard Bend or Break? Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten America’s oldest university — and the soul of higher education.”

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MARCH 3, 2025

Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten Americas oldest university — and the soul of higher education.” “Will Harvard Bend or Break? ” Nathan Heller has this Annals of Higher Education article in the March 10, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

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“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Justices appear likely to uphold Tennessee ban on treatments for trans teens; The justices’ ruling will have implications for the Tennessee law and for the 23 other states that ban puberty blockers, hormones for transgender minors.”

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“Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks; The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to give parents the right to pull kids from lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books”

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APRIL 20, 2025

Marimow of The Washington Post has this report. “Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks; The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to give parents the right to pull kids from lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books”: Ann E.

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Sonia Sotomayor Encourages Lawyers To Stand Up And ‘Fight This Fight’ Against The Government

Above The Law

MAY 9, 2025

. — Justice Sonia Sotomayor , in remarks delivered before an audience of more than 400 lawyers and judges at the American Bar Association’s TIPS 10th Annual Section Conference ,held earlier this week at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.

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“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”

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JANUARY 18, 2025

“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”: Alex Miller of The Washington Times has this report.

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“Federal judge broke ethics rules by criticizing Justice Alito over flag flying, report finds”

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

“Federal judge broke ethics rules by criticizing Justice Alito over flag flying, report finds”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report. ” You can view the op-ed at this link.

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“Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Count of Some Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots; Republicans had asked the justices to pause a state court order requiring election boards to count provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid”

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And Justin Jouvenal and Colby Itkowitz of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters to fix faulty absentee ballots; The Supreme Court cleared the way for Pennsylvania voters to submit provisional ballots as a remedy for improperly cast absentee ballots in the presidential election.”

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Zambia urged to release journalist amid deteriorating press freedom and human rights concerns

JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

In a March 2023 Washington Post article, he claimed his government had restored democracy and shored up civil liberties. Although Hichilema announced the repeal of this law in December, at least 13 persons were arrested and charged with defamation of the president and other related offenses during 2022.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Laura Meckler and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools; The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country.” ” David G.

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“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.”

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JANUARY 27, 2025

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Supreme Court rejects challenge over Mississippi stripping felons of voting rights.” ” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

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Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

JURIST

APRIL 11, 2025

The amicus brief was signed by the attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

And Justin Jouvenal and Maxine Joselow of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court seems likely to narrow environmental reviews for projects; An 88-mile rail line in Utah has become a proxy battle over federal authority.”

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“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“Injured Football Fans Face Arbitration Over Negligence Claims; Contract’s existence a ‘precondition’ to enforce arbitration; Team reliance on purchaser’s agency ‘reasonable,’ court finds”

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued Tuesday in a case involving Philadelphia Eagles fans injured while attending a Washington Commander game.

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“Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case; The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption”

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APRIL 1, 2025

Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court appears to back tax exemption for Catholic Charities; The Wisconsin Catholic Charities case has implications for other religiously connected nonprofits, including hospitals, and for state unemployment systems.”

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“This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement; A Catholic school in Oklahoma wants to join the state’s charter program; Charter advocates, beware”

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APRIL 25, 2025

Will has this essay online at The Washington Post. “This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement; A Catholic school in Oklahoma wants to join the states charter program; Charter advocates, beware”: Columnist George F.

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“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”: David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report. Could Supreme Court review of flavored vapes reverse this?

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“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”

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JANUARY 17, 2025

And Justin Jouvenal and Nicole Asbury of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books; Parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.”

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“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

” And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “ Supreme Court struggles with state ban on medical treatment for trans youth.” Jess Bravin and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “ Some Supreme Court Justices Appear Willing to Let States Ban Transgender Care for Minors.

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“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Be Released From Custody Pending Trial; Judge amends release conditions to limit computer access; Court says it had concerns about use of cryptocurrency”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

And earlier, Dan Morse of The Washington Post reported that “ Embattled SCOTUS attorney jailed ahead of trial over crypto payments; Attorneys for SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein will argue for his release in a case involving high-stakes poker games and allegedly unpaid taxes.”

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“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Kim Bellware of The Washington Post reports that “ Judge blocks Louisiana from requiring schools to display Ten Commandments; A federal judge said the law was unconstitutional, but the state attorney general quickly promised to appeal the decision.”

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“Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools; In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters”

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APRIL 22, 2025

Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court seems likely to let religious families opt out of LGBTQ storybooks; The lawsuit over public school story time with titles like ‘Uncle Bobbys Wedding’ and ‘Love, Violet’ is one of three major religious rights cases on the high courts docket.”

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A ‘Preview’ Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings (2025)

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

3 Washington Univ. 5 Washington Univ. 3 Washington Univ. 5 Washington Univ. We bet Washington University and Texas A&M wish that the U.S. Here are the Top 14 schools, using each of Carons rankings. RANKING 1 School Acceptance Rate Rank UGPA Rank LSAT Rank Weighted Ranks 1 Yale 1 2 1 1.40 2 Harvard 4 5 1 2.90

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Incendiary attack damages ballots in Washington and Oregon

SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

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Washington state governor signs bill banning sale of assault weapons

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Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

Rudy Giuliani Compares His Criminal Case To George Washington, Judge Not Amused

Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

“Elon Musk looks beyond Washington toward Wisconsin; Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech mogul’s allies look to exert his influence in the states”

Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

“His great-grandfather enshrined birthright citizenship. Norman Wong is trying to save it. Wong has assumed the role of living testament to the multigenerational fight for American citizenship at a time when fundamental values are again under threat.”

Court of Appeals of Washington Rejects Appeal, Finding the Phrase "Having a 'Beef' With Someone" Doesn't Have a Racial Connotation

“El Salvador wants America’s prisoners. And its tourists. Bukele’s government sees surf tourism and mass incarceration as growth opportunities.”

India rebukes Canada’s allegations against Home Minister amid escalating diplomatic dispute

“David Souter: A modest jurist from a bygone era; The Supreme Court justice shaped today’s court more than any other jurist.”

Professor Luna Teaches Animal Liability at George Washington Law School

“TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law; The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company”

“Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools; Liberal justices were opposed to government sponsorship of religious schools, but there was support among conservatives”

“Britain tries to make sense of landmark ruling on transgender people; The Supreme Court ruled that only biological women are women; Now British institutions are trying to figure out what that means”

US DOJ sues landlords over rent price-fixing algorithms

“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech”

“Gun ruling: WA high court upholds ban on high-capacity magazines.”

“Will Harvard Bend or Break? Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten America’s oldest university — and the soul of higher education.”

“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”

“Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case involving LGBTQ+ storybooks; The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public schools can refuse to give parents the right to pull kids from lessons involving LGBTQ-themed books”

Sonia Sotomayor Encourages Lawyers To Stand Up And ‘Fight This Fight’ Against The Government

“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”

“Federal judge broke ethics rules by criticizing Justice Alito over flag flying, report finds”

“Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Count of Some Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots; Republicans had asked the justices to pause a state court order requiring election boards to count provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid”

Zambia urged to release journalist amid deteriorating press freedom and human rights concerns

“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.”

Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”

“Injured Football Fans Face Arbitration Over Negligence Claims; Contract’s existence a ‘precondition’ to enforce arbitration; Team reliance on purchaser’s agency ‘reasonable,’ court finds”

“Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case; The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption”

“This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement; A Catholic school in Oklahoma wants to join the state’s charter program; Charter advocates, beware”

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”

“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”

“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Be Released From Custody Pending Trial; Judge amends release conditions to limit computer access; Court says it had concerns about use of cryptocurrency”

“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”

“Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools; In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters”

A ‘Preview’ Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings (2025)

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