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Matthew Vadum
Supreme Court Will Hear Dispute Over First Step Act Sentence Reductions
The offenders argue the Fifth Circuit was wrong to deny them relief that could reduce their lengthy sentences.
Jul 06, 2024
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Jack Phillips
Trump Lawyers Ask Judge to Stay Documents Case After Supreme Court Immunity Decision
His attorneys cited Monday’s landmark Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity.
Jul 05, 2024
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Jack Phillips
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Matt McGregor
Federal Court Blocks Title IX Expansion to Include Gender Identity in Texas and Montana
The ruling follows others in which federal judges have brought Title IX revisions to a halt.
Jul 05, 2024
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Jack Phillips
Federal Judge in Alaska Resigns
Judge Joshua Kindred for the U.S. District Court of Alaska submitted his resignation on July 3.
Jul 05, 2024
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Jackson Richman
Wisconsin Supreme Court Allows Drop Boxes Ahead of 2024 Election
The 4–3 decision reverses Wisconsin’s prohibition of unmanned drop boxes that took effect in 2022.
Jul 05, 2024
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Zachary Stieber
Court Lifts Ban on Key Part of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan
The court lifted an injunction blocking President Biden’s administration from launching the SAVE plan, allowing it to proceed despite ongoing legal challenges.
Jul 05, 2024
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Constitutional Rights
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Matthew Vadum
Mexico Asks US Supreme Court to Allow Its $10 Billion Lawsuit Against US Gun Makers
A federal judge dismissed the Mexican suit in 2022 for violating federal law but six months ago an appeals court reinstated it.
Jul 05, 2024
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Constitutional Rights
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Beth Brelje
Three Pro-Life Activists Sentenced in Nashville for FACE Act Violations
The sentences ranged from six months prison, to home detention, probation, and a fine.
Jul 04, 2024
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Chase Smith
Court of Appeals Reopens Deceptive Shelf Pricing Lawsuit Against Walmart
The lawsuit claims that Walmart has been engaging in unfair and deceptive pricing practices.
Jul 04, 2024
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Matt McGregor
Former Florida Congressman Avoids $456,000 Fine Over Electoral Campaign Finance
A Florida appeals judge dismissed the lower court’s ruling in the 12-year-old case sending it back to the lower court where it could be tried again.
Jul 04, 2024
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Caden Pearson
Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Cases Challenging Abortion Law
Jul 04, 2024
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Matthew Vadum
Supreme Court to Weigh the Importance of Filing Deadlines in Self-Deportation Cases
An illegal immigrant says he should be able to file an application late because immigration courts were closed the day the filing was due.
Jul 04, 2024
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Katabella Roberts
Federal Judge Partially Blocks FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements
Jul 04, 2024
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Matt McGregor
Mississippi District Judge Orders Nationwide Stay on Title IX Gender Identity Revisions
Jul 04, 2024
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Jana J. Pruet
NRA Sues California Over New Excise Tax on Gun, Ammunition Sales
The 11 percent excise tax took effect July 1, 2024.
Jul 04, 2024
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Kos Temenes
Alleged Scammer Marianne Smyth Extradited to UK on Fraud Charges
Jul 04, 2024
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Alice Giordano
Trooper Who Led Investigation in Sensational Murder Case Relieved of Duties
The action followed a mistrial over former college lecturer Karen Read’s alleged killing of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.
Jul 03, 2024
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Mississippi
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Matt McGregor
Judge Halts Mississippi Law Requiring Internet Age Verification
The range of content the state had the power to moderate under the law is too broad and subjective, NetChoice argued in its lawsuit.
Jul 03, 2024
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Chase Smith
Federal Court Blocks Expansion of Title IX to Include Gender Identity
The Department of Education ’simply lacks authority to expand sex to mean gender identity,' U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes said.
Jul 03, 2024
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Federal-State Relations
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Jack Phillips
Federal Agency Tells Doctors to Provide Emergency Abortions After Supreme Court Decision
Two top federal officials sent letters to hospitals saying that they have a legal requirement to perform emergency abortions.
Jul 03, 2024
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