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These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional?

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

Reason

It's Hard To See How the 9th Circuit Can Manage To Uphold California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban

The appeals court is reviewing an injunction by a judge who concluded that the law is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

Reason

California's ban on assault weapons will remain in effect after judges grant a stay

By a 2-1 margin, an appeals court ruled that the law will remain in place until after it hears arguments on a lower court's ruling that struck down the law.

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A federal judge rules again that California's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.

WEKU

Federal judge again rules that California's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional

A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again, ruling Thursday that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms

The Independent UK

California's 10-Round Magazine Limit Is Unconstitutional, a Federal Judge Rules (Again)

"There is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity," U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez says, calling the state's cap "arbitrary," "capricious," and "extreme."

Reason

DeSantis removes elected Dem prosecutor

"This is the new voter suppression," ex-NAACP Legal Defense Fund chief Sherrilyn Ifill warned

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9th Circuit denies bid by environmentalists and tribes to block Nevada lithium mine

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line

The Independent UK

FTC appeals court ruling on Microsoft-Activision deal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a California judge to temporarily block Microsoft Corp. from closing its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. while the agency appeals her ruling greenlighting the deal.

Tribune News Service

9th Circuit conservatives blast homelessness ruling, say issue is 'paralyzing' US West

Some of the most powerful conservative judges in the United States took collective aim Wednesday at the idea that homeless people with nowhere else to go have a right to sleep in public, excoriating their liberal colleagues for ruling as much.

Los Angeles Times

Court to hear appeal over Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine opposed by tribes, environmentalists

A U.S. appeals court is considering challenges to a huge lithium mine in Nevada that pits environmentalists and Native Americans against President Joe Biden’s plans to combat climate change

The Independent UK

Supreme Court upholds criminal provision on inducing immigration - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a provision under federal criminal law aimed at punishing people who encourage illegal immigration.

Roll Call

King salmon season back on in Alaska after federal appeals court lets fishery open July 1

A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish

The Independent UK

Immigrants Can't Naturalize if They Own a Marijuana Dispensary, Court Says

Maria Elena Reimers has been caught in legal limbo for years.

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Supreme Court speaks: Dog toys must face trademark lawsuit - Roll Call

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey squeaked out a small win at the Supreme Court on Thursday in its trademark fight against parody dog toys.

The Independent UK

9th Circuit reverses judge's ruling striking down deportation law as racist

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a ruling by a federal judge in Nevada that struck down a U.S. deportation law as racist and unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Biden administration clarifies 1872 Mining Law; says Nevada lithium mine can proceed

The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders

Reason

Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Twitter of Sex Trafficking

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Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling

A Nevada Democratic U.S. senator wants Congress to step in to ensure mining companies can use established mineral claims to dump waste on neighboring federal lands

Reason

No Constitutional Right To Honk Your Car Horn, Court Says

Plus: DeSantis does better than Trump in swing-state poll, majority say abortion pill should remain available, and more...

The Independent UK

Judge affirms stricter interpretation of federal mining law

Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court’s stricter interpretation of a century-and-a-half-old mining law in a new ruling that blocks a metals mine in Nevada

The New Daily

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to stay in jail before appeal

A US judge has denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' request for bail as she appeals her conviction on charges of defrauding investors.

Tribune News Service

Stormy Daniels must pay more to Trump’s lawyers, court says

At roughly the same time that former President Donald Trump plead not guilty to criminal charges Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom, he notched a win in a federal appeals court in California against the adult film star at the heart of the New York indictment.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Reopening Uber’s challenge to California labor law is just the beginning

In a stunning decision Friday that departs from nearly 90 years of Supreme Court decisions, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a constitutional challenge to Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California law meant to protect low-wage workers.

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