Recent Updates
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Americans are ‘getting whacked’ by too many laws and regulations, Gorsuch says
Legal Compliance 08/03/2024Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.“Too little law and we&rsq...
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Court filings provide additional details of the US’ first nitrogen gas execution
National Legal News 08/01/2024A corrections officer who helped carry out the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution said in a court document that the inmate had normal blood oxygen levels for longer than he expected before the numbers suddenly plummeted.Another court documen...
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Biden unveils a proposal to establish term limits for the Supreme Court
U.S. Court Watch 07/30/2024President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He’s also pressing lawmakers to rat...
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Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers
Legal Compliance 07/28/2024The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in favor of putting an abortion-rights measure on the ballot — but only ones collected by volunteers for the proposal’s campaign. The one...
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Supreme Court allows signatures of inactive voters to count on ballot petitions
Legal Compliance 07/23/2024Montana’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would allow the signatures of inactive voters to count on petitions seeking to qualify constitutional initiatives for the November ballot, including one to protect abortion rights.District Court Judge ...
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Court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee’s anti-drag show ban
U.S. Court Watch 07/21/2024A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement in part of ...
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Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections
National Legal News 07/17/2024A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November elect...
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New York’s top court allows ‘equal rights’ amendment to appear on November ballot
Law Review 07/14/2024A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to bar discrimination over “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” will appear on the ballot this November, the state’s high court ruled Thursday.The decision from...
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Jury is seated in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico
U.S. Court Watch 07/10/2024Sixteen jurors were seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements are set to start Wednesday. Five men and 11 women were chosen by Santa Fe County special prosecutors and the actor&rsqu...
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Giuliani Disbarred in N.Y. for Wrongdoing During Trump’s 2020 Campaign
Law Journals 07/07/2024found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss.The Manhattan appeals court ruled Giuliani, who had his New York law license suspended in 2021 for making false statements around the election, is no longer allowed to p...
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What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling
Legal Compliance 07/01/2024The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.The Supreme Court did not d...
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Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men
Law Review 06/26/2024Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coal...