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6th Circuit Backs Ban on Ohio Minors Using Social Media Without Parental Permission

The court said the law—which would require age verification for everyone—constitutes only a “marginal burden” and "does not raise meaningful concerns about muting valuable protected discourse."

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Thomas and Alito Take a Regrettable Position in a Qualified Immunity Case

The two judicial conservatives continue to disappoint criminal justice reform advocates.

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A Circuit Split Gives SCOTUS an Opportunity To Overturn a Federal Law That Makes Home Distilling a Felony

The 6th Circuit upheld that 158-year-old law, while the 5th Circuit concluded it could not be justified as a revenue measure.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on campaign finance limits - Roll Call

Republicans are set to urge the Supreme Court during oral arguments Tuesday to overturn a campaign finance limit on party spending.

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The 6th Circuit Upholds a School's Sweatshirt Censorship Because 'Let's Go Brandon' Is 'Plainly Vulgar'

That understanding of a familiar anti-Biden slogan hinges on the political message it communicates.

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Court lets Tennessee porn site age verification law take effect as Texas law goes to Supreme Court

A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age

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Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students

A federal appeals court has refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students

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Supreme Court tees up case on state youth transgender care ban - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will decide whether Tennessee’s law restricting gender-affirming care for minors violates the Constitution.

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Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky

A group of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee and Kentucky can keep banning gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed

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Justices weigh in on case of deaf Michigan student denied interpreter

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case over whether a deaf student deprived of a qualified sign-language interpreter for 12 years may sue his Michigan school district for damages.

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Deaf student who was denied interpreter set to get his day before US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of a deaf student who was left without a qualified sign-language interpreter for 12 years while enrolled at Sturgis Public Schools in southwest Michigan.

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Mocking the police is not a crime

The case that prompted The Onion’s brief to the Supreme Court is no less ridiculous than the satirical website’s patently preposterous puffery.

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Mocking the Police Is Not a Crime

A First Amendment case prompts The Onion to explain how parody works.

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A Parodist Asks SCOTUS To Let Him Sue the Cops Who Arrested Him for Making Fun of Them

The 6th Circuit ruled that qualified immunity prevented Anthony Novak from vindicating his First Amendment rights.

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Appeals court dismisses GM's 2019 suit against FCA

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a federal judge's earlier decision to throw out a racketeering lawsuit by General Motors Co. against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now known as Stellantis NV.

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The Failed Senate Abortion Bill Went Far Beyond Preserving Current Rights

Without citing any constitutional authority to dictate state abortion policies, the bill would have overridden regulations that have been upheld or have yet to be tested.

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Cops Who Arrested Man Over Fake Facebook Page Get Qualified Immunity

Anthony Novak's arrest and subsequent lawsuit set up a debate around overcriminalization and free speech.

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He Spent 28 Years Behind Bars for a Murder He Didn't Commit and Died Before Seeing Justice

The police officers who allegedly framed William Virgil were denied qualified immunity. But they're still trying to delay a trial.

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Here Is What Ketanji Brown Jackson Said in the Harvard Law Review Article That Josh Hawley Found 'Alarming'

The Supreme Court nominee raised serious constitutional concerns about laws that punish sex offenders after they complete their sentences.

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