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Professor Aaron Nielson Is The New Texas Solicitor General

I am thrilled to pass along this press release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced his appointment of Aaron Nielson as Solicitor General. "I am delighted to welcome Aaron as Solicitor General. In this position, he will lead the critical appellate work for some of our most significant, far-reaching…

Reason

The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics

The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.

WEKU

Texas executes Brent Brewer, who spent three decades on death row, for murder of Amarillo man

Brewer lost a clemency appeal earlier this week, despite one of his jurors pleading that his life be spared and an expert witness’ methods put into question. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to pause Brewer’s execution Thursday afternoon to hear arguments about the “junk science” used against him.

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Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution

A Texas inmate whose attorneys say received a death sentence due to false and unscientific expert testimony is facing execution for fatally stabbing an Amarillo man during a robbery more than 33 years ago

The Independent UK

Supreme Court hears arguments in veteran’s case that could open up additional GI Bill benefits

Several justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, seemed sympathetic toward James Rudisill, a decorated Army veteran who says the VA cut short his benefits and thwarted his dream of attending Yale’s divinity school.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

WEKU

Advocates angered by delay in passing ‘Karina’s Bill,’ aimed at taking guns from those accused of domestic violence

“There’s no reason that they couldn’t call this bill and save additional lives in Illinois, and they simply chose not to,” said Amanda Pyron of the Network, a coalition of advocacy groups for victims of domestic violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

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High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

WEKU

Voters in US state of Ohio to weigh in on abortion rights

The issue has remained fiercely contested since a Supreme Court ruling allowed states to ban the practice.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: US Supreme Court considers reversing gun ban for domestic abusers

Watch live as the US Supreme Court considers reversing a gun ban for domestic abusers on Tuesday (7 November)

The Independent UK

This trial struck down California's same-sex marriage ban. Now you can see the tapes

More than a decade after the trial to overturn Prop. 8 ended, trial videotapes remained sealed, until NPR member station KQED won a long legal battle that got the U.S. Supreme Court to unseal them.

WEKU

Idaho "No Public Funds for Abortion" Act Doesn't Preclude Pro-Abortion Speech by Professors

Idaho's Attorney General Raúl Labrador so opines, including a rousing defense of academic freedom, including in scholarship and teaching.

Reason

Amarillo Man to Be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited ‘Expert’ Witness

Brent Brewer was convicted of the 1990 murder of Robert Laminack.

Texas Observer

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve officer

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot an airline captain if they diverted to give a passenger medical attention is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel who had been relieved of command for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

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Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim's abortion

The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state's attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim

Texas Observer

‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

House Bill 4, which an expert called a "civil and human rights disaster," could turn police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.

The Independent UK

Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality

A federal appeals court is giving abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to block an Arizona law that restricts abortions due to the presence of a fetal genetic abnormality, such as Down syndrome

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The 15 battleground districts that will decide Virginia’s legislative elections

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How To Yell 'Fire' in a Crowded Theater

Aside from narrowly defined exceptions, false speech is protected by the First Amendment.

The Hindu

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?

Supreme Court rejected a woman's plea for abortion, citing rights of the unborn child. India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allows abortion up to 24 weeks. The woman was 26 weeks pregnant and had postpartum psychosis. AIIMS medical board found foetus healthy and viable. Court said govt will bear medical…

The Independent UK

Gun reform groups urge Supreme Court to keep firearms away from domestic abusers

Survivors, legal experts, lawmakers and gun owners call on the court to disarm abusers

WEKU

South Carolina redistricting case could add Democratic House seats

At issue is the way the Republican-dominated state legislature equalized the population of its congressional districts.

The Independent UK

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

Texas is moving ahead with preparations to execute a condemned inmate in the hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will lift a lower court’s stay and allow the lethal injection to proceed

WEKU

Alabama finally has a new congressional map after a lengthy legal fight

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

The Conversation

Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians' First Amendment rights ahead of others' dignity and rights to equal protection

When the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis in 2023 that a businessperson could not be compelled to create art that violates their religious beliefs – specifically, a wedding website for a same-sex ceremony – supporters of the decision celebrated it as a victory for freedom of religion…

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