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Appeals court puts Texas state immigration law back on hold - Roll Call

A federal appeals court reinstated a pause on a Texas law that would allow state officials to effectively deport immigrants late Tuesday.

Who is responsible for the 5th Circuit's alleged "troubling habit of leaving 'administrative' stays in place for weeks if not months"?

The worst offender is not Jim Ho, but Carl Stewart.

Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call

Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants.

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SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech

Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts.

Pornhub Halts Texas Operations in Response to State's Age-Verification Legislation

A 5th Circuit's temporary stay mandates age verification and health warnings on porn sites

Pornhub suspends site in Texas due to state’s age-verification law

Legal experts say a 5th Circuit decision to uphold part of a Texas law regulating adult entertainment websites conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding minors’ access to obscene material online.

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Supreme Court to weigh government role in online misinformation - Roll Call

The case could determine how far the federal government can go to in communicating with social media sites.

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5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception

A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.

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FIRE Highlights the Blatant Hypocrisy of State Officials Who Decry Government Meddling With Social Media

Even as they attack the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation," Missouri and Louisiana defend legal restrictions on content moderation.

The Booksellers’ Revolt

The Booksellers’ Revolt

The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

Supreme Court Scrutinizes ATF's Authority In Bump Stock Ban Case

Supreme Court Scrutinizes ATF's Authority In Bump Stock Ban Case

Federal appeals courts differ on the legality of the bump stock ban, with the 5th Circuit overturning the ban in January 2023.

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Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Check IDs

A federal judge in an ongoing case called the porn age-check scheme unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn't seem to care.

This Prosecutor Secretly Worked for the Judges Overseeing His Cases. Will His Victims Be Able To Sue?

Ralph Petty likely violated the Constitution. In a rare move, a federal court signaled this week that lawsuits against him may not be dead on arrival.

He Was Arrested for Making a Joke on Facebook. A Jury Just Awarded Him $205,000 in Damages.

The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.

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The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional

The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.

She Was Arrested for Her Journalism. A Federal Court Says She Can't Sue.

Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.

Supreme Court clears way for US to remove Texas border barrier - Roll Call

A divided Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed the Biden administration to remove a barrier Texas placed at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Louisiana Legislature passes new congressional map - Roll Call

The GOP-controlled Louisiana state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that creates a second Black-majority district.

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US asks Supreme Court to step in on Texas border barrier - Roll Call

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its ongoing fight with Texas over border policy.

This Innocent Woman Is on the Hook for Thousands After a SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home

An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house.

5th Circuit Reluctantly Rules Against Victim of a Prosecutor Who Was Also a Law Clerk

Ralph Petty's "conflicted dual-hat arrangement" as an advocate and an adjudicator was "utterly bonkers," Judge Don Willett notes.

Hunter Biden's Lawyers Say the Gun Ban He Violated Is Unconstitutional, Widely Flouted, and Rarely Enforced

The president's son is seeking dismissal of three felony charges based on his illegal 2018 firearm purchase.

Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court To Strike Down Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban

A broad coalition of civil rights groups and think tanks, including Reason Foundation, say that Mississippi's "mandatory, permanent, and effectively irrevocable" voting ban for certain offenders violates the Constitution.

What's at Stake in the Supreme Court's Abortion Pill Case

The Court announced today that it would take up a case involving access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone.

Do You Still Have the Right to a Jury Trial?

The Supreme Court will consider whether federal agencies’ administrative judges violate the Seventh Amendment.

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