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Wednesday's civil rights "victory" at SCOTUS comes with caveats
A Louisiana congressional map with two majority-Black districts will be used in 2024. The SCOTUS conservatives, however, used reasoning urged by the…
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Chris Geidner
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Challenges to Biden admin's Title IX rule multiply, moving forward quickly
Rulings on efforts to block the LGBTQ protections and other provisions could start coming in June in advance of the August 1 effective date of the…
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Chris Geidner
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The Law Dork Nine: Tona Boyd
Boyd talks with Law Dork about the story that started her on her path to the storied racial justice organization started by Thurgood Marshall — and the…
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Chris Geidner
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Justice Thomas has used this "hideous place" to amass the power he now exploits
Thomas's attack on Washington comes as he will, yet again, issue rulings that set the national rules for the legal questions before the justices.
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Chris Geidner
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Trump appointee blasts Fifth Circuit over "landmines" in its recent decisions
"Parties should not be allowed to manipulate the court system to order trial judges 'how', 'what', and 'when' to rule," Judge Mark Pittman wrote.
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Chris Geidner
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Civil asset forfeiture is on notice — but came out unscathed at SCOTUS for now
Five justices on Thursday encouraged more civil forfeiture challenges, even as six justices rejected the retention hearings sought in an Alabama case.
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Chris Geidner
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As SCOTUS decisions are being written, a voting case heads to the justices
Law Dork is in research mode this month. Subscribe now to support this work! Also: A Louisiana voting rights case is at SCOTUS. And: One execution is…
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Chris Geidner
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Federal judge rebukes Alabama AG's threat to prosecute providing help for out-of-state abortions
“[T]he Constitution protects the right to cross state lines and engage in lawful conduct in other States, including receiving an abortion,” Judge Myron…
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Chris Geidner
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Six months out: The dangers to — and from — the courts in a second Trump administration
If Trump does win, even the best-case scenarios are very bad — for Democrats and the left, certainly, but also for democracy.
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Chris Geidner
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