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Texas Supreme Court weighs whether to dismiss abortion funds’ defamation case against anti-abortion activist

Several abortion funds have sued anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, who called them “criminal organizations,” for defamation.

The Texas Tribune

The future of creative freedom is on the line, starring Andy Warhol, Prince and 2 Live Crew

The internet has opened access to culture. Billions of webpages build on the art, images, music, film, television and writing of the past.

The Conversation

Introduced bills to change I&R ⬆️, enacted bills ⬇️

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Here’s where abortion lawsuits in Indiana and Kentucky stand

WEKU

One-third of workers want to quit over how their company handled the abortion ruling

The great resignation may see another, more conscience-driven wave as US workers debate exiting companies whose responses to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade left something to be desired.

Tribune News Service

Court Strikes Down Ban on Displaying "Indecent Speech" Where Children Under 17 Can See It

[UPDATE 10/26/22: The Punda Gorda Sun (Elaine Allen-Emrich) reported yesterday that the city will not appeal the decision; thanks to commenter MarkBoyle for noting this.] The Punta Gorda (Fla.) Code provides, in relevant part, that no-one may "erect, display, [or] wear" [a]ny sign which contains obscene language or graphics; and…

Reason

A domestic abuse survivor won a milestone Supreme Court case. She was found dead four months later

Narkis Golan had said she ‘won’t stop fighting’ after a landmark ruling for families fleeing violence, Alex Woodward writes

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Texas’ elected Supreme Court: What to know before voting for justices

The nine-member Texas Supreme Court has the power to make sweeping decisions that interpret the meaning of the state’s constitution, impacting the lives of Texans across the state. Three seats are on the ballot this year.

The Texas Tribune

The race for California's top cop focuses on abortion, gun control and crime

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has spent the last year and a half working on the same progressive issues he supported during his tenure in the California Assembly.

Los Angeles Times

Pivotal Illinois Supreme Court elections, fueled by Big Money, are on the docket

Two of the court’s seven seats have opened up, and the winners of those seats will determine whether the court is majority conservative or moderate.

Chicago Sun-Times

UC pushed to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work permits

LOS ANGELES — The University of California is considering a proposal to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work authorization in what would be a test of federal law that could dramatically alter tens of thousands of young lives.

Los Angeles Times

4.3 trillion readers can’t be wrong – why The Onion’s defence of satire should be heard by the US Supreme Court

If you’ve read, watched and enjoyed the work of America’s best-known satirical publication The Onion, you might be surprised by how serious it suddenly became earlier this month. So serious, in fact, that it might end up before the US Supreme Court.

The Conversation

South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenge to 6-week ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday from abortion providers and the state regarding their legal dispute over South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban, which has been blocked since mid-August pending the state high court’s decision in the case.

Tribune News Service

US Supreme Court denies appeal from Oklahoma Death Row inmate

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate in Oklahoma who is to be executed despite claims by his lawyers that he is severely mentally ill.

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South Carolina Supreme Court takes up state's abortion ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine the scope of abortion restrictions in the state

The Independent UK

S Carolina Senate again rejects abortion ban; bill not dead

South Carolina senators have again rejected a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state

Salon

Ted Cruz campaign pays him $555,000

SCOTUS Justice Elena Kagan warned the ruling could lead to "heightened risk of corruption"

WEKU

Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed

Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.

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No fondness between GOP, Dem candidates for Nevada governor

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Joe Lombardo worked together five years ago after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on the Las Vegas Strip

Tribune News Service

Future abortion access in Kentucky could change drastically with this amendment vote

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the first time in recent memory, Kentucky voters have a chance to weigh in on the future of abortion access in the state this November.

WEKU

The Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to Florida law

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

The Independent UK

Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to law

The life sentence about to be imposed on Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz could bring changes to the state's death penalty law

The Independent UK

California to vote on constitutional right to abortion

Californians are voting now through Election Day on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion and contraception

Financial Times

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US Supreme Court declines to weigh in on Trump document dispute

Court rejects bid by former US President Donald Trump to allow ‘special master’ to vet documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.

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