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What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress

A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S. House majority next year, declaring that judges should stay out of scrutinizing seat boundaries for partisan advantage

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

South Carolina is poised to renew its 6-week abortion ban

The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — which was overturned by the state's highest court.

WEKU · May 24, 2023

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Andy Warhol, Prince and a question of copyright

A US Supreme Court copyright ruling that Andy Warhol did not have the right to use a photo of Prince has sent shockwaves through the art world, and left legal experts scrambling to asses the implications for AI image generation.

The Week · May 23, 2023

More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court

Honolulu has lost more than 5 miles of its famous beaches to sea level rise and storm surges. Sunny-day flooding during high tides makes many city roads impassable, and water mains for the public drinking water system are corroding from saltwater because of sea level rise.

The Conversation · May 23, 2023

Editorial: Keep fighting public corruption: The US Supreme Court keeps weakening the prosecutors’ tools to pursue crooks in government

In two unanimous decisions handed down this month, the U.S. Supreme Court did exactly what was unfortunately expected and tossed out convictions won by famed corruption-buster former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The justices didn’t like what both Bharara and the trial court had agreed was criminal behavior by Andrew…

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Supreme Court: Yes, the IRS Can Secretly Obtain Your Bank Records

The Supreme Court has sided with the IRS in a case that involves owing the IRS money, taxpayer privacy, and notice.

Kiplinger · May 22, 2023

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Stephen L. Carter: Supreme Court’s social media ruling is a temporary reprieve

Did Big Tech just win big at the US Supreme Court? That seems to be the view of most commentators in the wake of Thursday’s unanimous decision in two cases that had the potential to challenge the so-called liability shield that protects internet service providers from liability for content posted…

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023

Supreme Court backs photographer in Warhol copyright case over Prince portrait

The US Supreme Court sided with a photographer who says Andy Warhol violated her copyright by using her work to create 16 images of the musician Prince.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

Illinois is more protective of abortion access than most any state

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Alabama Botched His Execution. Now He Wants To Die Differently.

On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with an Alabama death-row inmate who, after surviving a botched lethal injection attempt last year, says he wants to die by gas chamber instead.

Reason · May 17, 2023

Key abortion debates this week in US courts and statehouses

Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

WEKU · May 17, 2023

US history of silencing Black officials

State legislatures have long disenfranchised Black representatives and voters

Salon · May 17, 2023

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The Conversation · May 16, 2023

US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents

Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett

A nominee to the Connecticut Supreme Court has told state lawmakers that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of the U.S.…

Ballotpedia · May 15, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court directs parties to file additional supplemental briefs in Moore v. Harper

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 directed the parties in Moore v. Harper to file supplemental letter briefs in the case by May 11. The court’s order asked the parties, “What is the effect on this Court’s jurisdiction of the April 28, 2023 order of the North Carolina Supreme Court?

WEKU · May 14, 2023

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

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Roll Call · May 11, 2023

DOJ urges Supreme Court not to decide case on federal elections - Roll Call

The DOJ and most parties in a dispute about North Carolina congressional maps urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to decide the case.

The Conversation · May 10, 2023

George Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges -- 3 essential reads

Even by today’s low ethical standards for politicians, George Santos is quite exceptional.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023

Naperville, state of Illinois urge U.S. Supreme Court not to block ban on assault-style weapons

Gun shop owner Robert Bevis has asked the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings upholding the ban.

Reason · May 8, 2023

The Supreme Court Has Halted Richard Glossip's Execution

The state's own attorney general has said Glossip deserves a new trial.

Ballotpedia · May 8, 2023

Pennsylvania Democrats, Republicans to pick state supreme court nominees on May 16

Welcome to the Monday, May 8, Brew.

Ballotpedia · May 5, 2023

SCOTUS to hear case challenging Chevron deference

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 2023, agreed to hear Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo—a case that could curb or clarify future applications of Chevron deference by the federal courts.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2023

Illinois’ assault weapons ban back in effect for now after ruling by federal appeals judge in Chicago

Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook put a hold on an injunction that had been issued against the law last week by a federal judge in southern Illinois.

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