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Today in Supreme Court History: August 31, 1995

8/31/1995: Students at Santa Fe Independent School District voted to allow a student to say a prayer at football games. In Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe (2000), the Supreme Court declared this prayer unconstitutional.

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Brazil Awaits X Shutdown As Musk Dismisses Legal Order

Brazil was on Friday facing a shutdown of the social media platform X after billionaire Elon Musk refused an order by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative for the company.

International Business Times

Confusing Use of Another Political Group's Name as "Source Identifier" May Lead to Trademark Injunction

A dissenting subgroup of the Libertarian Party of Michigan was barred from "from identifying as the Libertarian Party of Michigan in the provision of services."

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I’m committing $30 million to reforming the Supreme Court. It’s a small price to pay to protect our democracy

Supreme Court justices should get term limits and an enforceable standard of ethics requiring recusal in conflicts of interest.

Fortune

Smith has a crafty SCOTUS workaround

A slight but substantive distinction about Trump’s role keeps the essential parts of the case alive

Salon

Supreme Court to organise two-day Conference of District Judiciary

The Conference will include six sessions to be hosted for two days. About 800 participants from the district judiciary of all States and UTs will attend the conference. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it

‘I am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks,’ Trump says when asked about Ballot Amendment 4 in Florida

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My Forthcoming Article "A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. Anderson"

The forthcoming Cato Supreme Court Review article is now available on SSRN. It critiques the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump Section 3 disqualification case.

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Kamala Harris' Past Support For Court-Packing Resurfaces

Explore Kamala Harris' stance on court-packing and the Biden-Harris administration's proposed Supreme Court reforms, sparking debates and concerns.

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SCOTUS Keeps Block on Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness Program

The ruling marks yet another defeat for Biden's loan forgiveness agenda.

Reason

Justice Jackson Shares Her Concerns about Trump Immunity Ruling

In the same week that Jack Smith refiles his Trump Indictment, Justice Jackson talks about the SCOTUS decision that made refiling necessary.

Reason

Supreme Court Rejects Biden Administration's Request To Revive Student Loan Debt Relief Plan

In a brief order, the top court refused to lift a nationwide injunction issued by an appeals court, which had blocked the plan from going into effect.

International Business Times

CJI Chandrachud opens creche in SC: 'It will benefit women lawyers'

The CJI said that other organizations should take the cue from this as it will encourage more women enrolment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Bail is norm, even in PMLA case’: SC on bail to Jharkhand CM’s aide in ED case

“Liberty of the individual is always a rule, and deprivation is the exception,” observed the Supreme Court while granting bail to Prem Prakash, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s aide, in an illegal mining-related case registered by the ED.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Revised Trump Indictment in Election Subversion Case

The revised indicment is intended to address the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling in Trump v. United States.

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Fifth Circuit Won't Revisit Its Earlier Precedent Holding Illegal Aliens Lack Second Amendment Rights

From yesterday's decision in U.S. v. Medina-Cantu, by Judge Carolyn Dineen King and Kurt Engelhardt: In U.S. v. Portillo-Munoz (5th Cir. 2011), this court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), which prohibits an illegal alien from possessing a firearm or ammunition, is constitutional under the Second Amendment. In the present…

Reason

A Revised Trump Indictment Tries To Overcome the 'Presumption' of Presidential Immunity

In charging the former president with illegal election interference, Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasizes the defendant's personal motivation and private means.

Salon

SCOTUS may torpedo new Trump indictment

"The Supreme Court has been very creative in protecting MAGA misdeeds," legal scholar says

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Supreme Court Halts Biden's Student Loan Payment Reduction Plan

Supreme Court halts Biden administration's student loan repayment plan amid legal challenges.

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A major challenge to immigration law is landing on the Supreme Court's lap in the fall; Here is what we know

Bouarfa v. Mayorkas seeks to determine whether a person can legally challenge the revocation of their visa petition when the reason is based on non-discretionary rules

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

The Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts

AAP

Hospital CEO sues health boss over blocked renewal

A stoush over the blocked reappointment of Royal Children's Hospital chief executive Bernadette McDonald has landed in the Supreme Court.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump faces new 2020 election interference charges

The stripped-down criminal case comes as prosecutors seek to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that said presidents enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts while in office

AAP

Court overturns detective's sacking over corpse photos

The Supreme Court has overturned a police officer's sacking after photos of a corpse was found on his phone, with a judge finding board's decision was 'unjust'.

International Business Times

Prosecutors Resubmit Charges That Trump Tried To Overturn Election

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a revised indictment of Donald Trump, pressing ahead with bombshell charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 US election after losing to Joe Biden.

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