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This Nebraska Man Almost Lost His Home and All of Its Equity Over a Small Tax Debt. He Just Won in Court.

Kevin Fair fell behind on his property taxes in 2014. The local government eventually gave a private investor the deed to his home.

Reason

While some cities clear homeless encampments, others are granting a ‘right to shelter’

At the end of June, the US Supreme Court upheld an Oregon city’s ban on outdoor camping. The court’s decision means that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested, ticketed and fined for sleeping outside, even when there are no alternatives.

The Conversation

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay

A Florida man scheduled to be put to death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard

The Independent UK

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Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land

Utah’s attorney general says he’s asked to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging federal control over public lands run by the Bureau of Land Management

The Independent UK

SNP to debate enshrining right to abortion in constitution of independent Scotland

A MOTION on enshrining the right to abortion in the constitution of an independent Scotland is set to be debated at the upcoming SNP conference.

The National (Scotland)

J&J Gets Support For $6.5B Baby Talc Settlement Amid Third Bankruptcy Bid: Report

The healthcare giant faces lawsuits from 61,000 claimants who allege that asbestos contamination in its talc products led to ovarian and other cancers.

International Business Times

Arthur Lee Burton is executed in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Arthur Burton's application for a stay based on evidence of his intellectual disability

Latin Times

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Texas death row inmate with hours to live maintains he has 'intellectual disability' as appeal sits with Supreme Court

Arthur Lee Burton would be the third person to be executed in the state this year. Another one was suspended minutes before it was set to take place last month

Latin Times

Texas executes Arthur Lee Burton for 1997 killing of Houston jogger

Burton was sentenced to death for killing Nancy Adleman, a mother of three, while she was jogging on a summer evening in Houston.

The Texas Tribune

GOP plans to win election — in court

Republicans learned from their 2020 mistakes — and have good reason to believe the Supreme Court is on their side

Salon

Chevron may undo reproductive care

Experts weigh in on our destabilized Supreme Court and how more than environmental regulation is being threatened

Salon

Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court's new ethics code

Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it

The Independent UK

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case

West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court halted Ruben Gutiérrez's execution at the last minute; what happens now?

The future of the case depends on whether the highest court in the country grants what's called a writ of certiorari

Latin Times

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Supreme Court grants death row inmate Ruben Gutiérrez a stay minutes before his execution

Gutiérrez was set to be executed for the 1998 murder of an 85-year-old woman. The Supreme Court granted the application "pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari"

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court delays execution of Ruben Gutierrez for 1998 Brownsville murder

For more than a decade, Gutierrez has fought unsuccessfully for DNA testing of evidence that he says would prove he did not kill Escolastica Harrison.

Reason

Louisiana Federal Court Affirms the Right To Peacefully Protest

Nearly eight years after it was filed, the vexatious lawsuit against protester DeRay Mckesson has been dismissed with prejudice.

The Independent UK

West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete

West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement of state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports

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The Conversation

Kamala Harris: the top choice to replace Biden as Democratic nominee should he step aside

The US vice president, Kamala Harris, rushed to the defence of Joe Biden after his calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump in late June. In an interview with CNN, she said: “There are three things that were true yesterday before the debate that are still true today … First, the…

Latin Times

Arkansas advocates gather enough signatures to advance abortion ballot measure for November

However, they still face obstacles to reach their goal in the deeply red state

The Conversation

US Supreme Court: 10 days of blockbuster decisions with huge implications for the future

The US Supreme Court has concluded its 2023-24 term in the past two weeks with a number of profoundly consequential decisions that have major implications for the years to come.

Al Jazeera

What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy?

Presidents have used power overseas with few restraints, a trend experts worry could be strengthened under the ruling.

Reason

Judges Block Indiana and Mississippi Age Verification Laws for Porn, Social Media

And the Supreme Court agrees to weigh in.

Evening Standard

What is the US Supreme Court and how does it work? Joe Biden says Trump immunity is 'dangerous' for America

The justices find that a president has immunity for ‘official acts’ but is not immune for ‘unofficial acts’ — and refer the matter back to a trial judge

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s petition

Reed, on death row for more than 25 years, says he is innocent of the 1996 killing of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.

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