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Delaware Court on the First Amendment Exception to "Speech Integral to Criminal Conduct"

"Some courts have incorrectly used this exception to rationalize upholding a statute that criminalizes speech ... simply because their legislature passed a law labeling it criminal. The limited line of United States Supreme Court cases that have addressed this exception in no way supports such a broad reading."

Reason

Robin Abcarian: Why is it that a journalist has higher ethical standards than a Supreme Court justice?

Why do some United States Supreme Court justices have such a hard time saying no?

Los Angeles Times

Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth

Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.

Texas Observer

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Mexico's help to American women who need abortions should inspire Canada

When a draft of an upcoming United States Supreme Court decision curtailing legal abortion access in the U.S. leaked in May 2022, Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of families, children and social development, declared that Americans seeking abortions would be welcomed north of the border.

The Conversation

A diverse Supreme Court grapples with affirmative action, with its justices of color split sharply on the meaning of 'equal protection'

The United States Supreme Court is deciding a pair of cases that could end affirmative action programs that consider race in college admissions.

The Conversation

Do Criminal Trials with Mask-Wearing Witnesses Violate the Defendant's Right to Confront Witnesses?

No, said the Alabama intermediate appellate court last year (though apparently without a published majority opinion), and last Friday the Alabama Supreme Court declined to hear the case, also without a published opinion, in Ex Parte Rodriguez. But Chief Justice Parker, joined by Justices Bolin, Sellers, and Stewart, dissented—here's an…

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"Three Women Sentenced to Probation for Interrupting Oral Arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court"

From a Justice Department press release Tuesday: Two Virginia women and an Arizona woman, who verbally interrupted oral arguments inside the United States Supreme Court, each pleaded guilty January 13, 2023, to a single count of Speeches and Objectionable Language in the Supreme Court Building. The defendants were sentenced to…

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Court Rejects "Speech Integral to Criminal Conduct" Justification for Harassment Prosecution

In State v. Billings, officially released today, the Appellate Court of Connecticut (Judges Bethany Alvord, Nina Elgo, and Robert Clark), the court rejected defendant's stalking and harassment convictions that were based on defendant's public Facebook conversation with a third party (not the alleged victim). The conversation discussed defendant's possibly releasing…

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North Dakota A.G.: Teacher Training Funds Program Open to Teachers at Private (Including Religious) Schools

From a formal Attorney General opinion (no. 2022-L-07) responding to a query by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board; it is dated Nov. 29, but was just posted on Westlaw: … [Y]ou ask (1) whether private school teachers who are also mentors may participate in the Teacher Support…

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ChatGPT, the Latest in AI Software, Still Needs Some Work…

Prompt: Write an essay about Lochner v. New York in the style of David Bernstein Answer: Lochner v. New York is a landmark case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1905. The case involved a challenge to a New York state law that regulated the working…

Reason

Pro-choice crowdfunding has surged in the U.S. — but donating that way has risks

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the United States Supreme Court earlier this year overturned constitutional protections of reproductive choice for Americans.

The Conversation

Checks and Balances- July 2022

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

Why Canada's Supreme Court isn't likely to go rogue like its U.S. counterpart

The appropriate role of courts has once again been called into question in the aftermath of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Conversation

Could a Roe v. Wade-style reversal of abortion rights happen in Canada?

In the days since the United States Supreme Court reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established abortion as a right, questions are being raised about the implications for abortion policy in Canada.

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The end of Roe v Wade will hurt poor women most, economists warn

Anti-abortion groups say that the ‘immeasurable’ talent lost to abortion has already battered the US economy.

The Orange County Register

Editorial: Biden right to resist court-packing calls

Over the weekend, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that President Joe Biden remains opposed to the idea of court-packing following the United States Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on abortion.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: If you support HS coach who prayed after game, then then you must back Colin Kaepernick

Given the nature of our third branch of government, the United States Supreme Court, the ruling is no surprise.

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court rules in favour of coach’s on-field prayers

The public high school football coach was put on leave after refusing to stop praying on field while on duty.

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Warren calls for Supreme Court expansion after Roe overturned

"We need to get some confidence back in our court...we need more justices on the United States supreme court."

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: The impractical end of Roe v. Wade

In 1973, the United States Supreme Court found constitutional protection for a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion, her autonomous personhood deserving to be free from excessive governmental restriction.

ABC News

Roe v Wade updates: Protesters gather outside US Supreme Court as Joe Biden declares abortion ruling leaves 'women's lives at risk' — as it happened

As protesters gather outside the Supreme Court, the world reacts to the historic decision to overturn abortion rights across the United States — as it happened.

Al Jazeera

Key takeaways from Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade

The ruling removes federal protections for abortion, sending questions of legality to individual US states.

The Conversation

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade – but for abortion opponents, this is just the beginning

The United States Supreme Court has handed down a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found there was a constitutional right to abortion.

The Conversation

Roe v. Wade overturned: Will more Americans travel to Canada and Mexico for abortions?

The United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights for American women.

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United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, erasing constitutional right to abortion

The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade, the landmark 1973 decision which recognised Americans' constitutional right to abortion.

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