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Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
6 days agoThe Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law
Supreme Court rulings on Reconstruction Amendments will significantly impact voting rights and protections for marginalized groups, particularly Black Americans and transgender individuals.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
25 minutes agoTrump administration sues Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges
The Department of Justice alleged that the law centre defrauded donors by using their money to fund the very ideology it claimed to be fighting. It pointed to payments of at least $3m between 2014 and 2023 to people affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, the United Klans of America, the National Socialist Party of America and other far-right groups.
Non-profit organizations
Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
4 days agoClarence Thomas Just Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.
Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a speech attacking progressivism, linking it to historical atrocities and expressing grievances about criticism faced by principled individuals.
Law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 hours agoRetired Judges Tell SCOTUS Justices to Take Newman Case, Citing 'Grave Threat'
Seven retired federal judges support Judge Pauline Newman's Supreme Court petition against CAFC Chief Judge Kimberly Moore's removal of Newman from her duties.
Law
fromSlate Magazine
1 day agoThis Looming Tennessee Execution Would Be One of the Most Abhorrent in History. There's Still Time to Stop It.
Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers, highlighting severe flaws in the justice system, including forced self-representation and reliance on unreliable informants.
fromwww.npr.org
6 days agoJustice Department moves to toss conspiracy convictions for Jan. 6 rioters
The request by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase all the convictions for extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who didn't receive pardons last January.
US news
Philosophy
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoYou Can't Salvage A Bad Judge By Calling Them Postmodern - Above the Law
Postmodern analysis offers useful concepts for understanding contemporary disenchantment with traditional meaning systems, exemplified by judicial figures like Lawrence VanDyke who adopt unconventional approaches to legal writing.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 month agoPatently Unreasonable: Hyatt's Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches
Gilbert Hyatt petitions the Supreme Court to challenge the Federal Circuit's prosecution laches doctrine, arguing it conflicts with statutory patent timing provisions in the Patent Act.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoThe Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Sharpest Dissents
The Supreme Court unanimously refused to immediately revoke Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 immigrants from Haiti and Syria, instead allowing full judicial review while maintaining their legal protections.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoMorning Docket: 03.18.26 - Above the Law
Chief Justice Roberts calls for ending personal attacks on judges, while questions arise about presidential official acts; meanwhile, legal developments span judicial conduct, cryptocurrency regulation, Section 230 reform, and national security concerns.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoThe Rule Of Law Joins America's Dead Pets On The Rainbow Bridge - Above the Law
Trump attorney John Lauro claimed the DOJ improved under Attorney General Pam Bondi, contradicting legal observers who view current conditions as a constitutional crisis threatening prosecutorial independence.
Law
frompatentlyo.com
1 month agoJudge Newman Asks the Supreme Court to Intervene: Framing Judicial Independence as a Constitutional Imperative
Judge Pauline Newman, barred from judicial duties since 2023 without impeachment or disability finding, petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act's bar on reviewing judicial council orders.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoThe criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America
Federal immigration agents increasingly label protesters and observers as domestic terrorists and prosecutors file charges against victims, using force and Section 111 to criminalize dissent.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago'Nothing about what is going on here is normal': A fight over evidence in Good, Pretti cases
State and county lawyers sought court orders to prevent federal agencies from destroying evidence and to compel evidence sharing after alleged mishandling in fatal shootings.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoJudges Deny DOJ's Motions to Keep MN Church Protesters Locked Up, Rejecting Simply Speculative' Flight Risk Arguments
Federal judges ordered release of three protesters arrested at a St. Paul church after prosecutors failed to prove flight risk or justification for continued detention.
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoDOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself - Above the Law
If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me. We need good prosecutors. And DOJ is hiring across the country. Now is your chance to join the mission and do good for our country.- Chad Mizelle (@chad_mizelle) January 31, 2026
US politics
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoEven A Trump Judge Knows We're In The Middle Of A Constitutional Crisis - Above the Law
ICE's operations at the Whipple Federal Building violate detainees' constitutional rights through opaque transfers, inadequate legal notice, and dismissive government evidence.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoFederal Circuit Dissents Plummet After Pauline Newman's Ersatz Impeachment - Above the Law
Dissenting opinions reveal judicial disagreement and can vindicate alternative legal reasoning over time, as demonstrated by Judge Pauline Newman's dissents on the Federal Circuit being later affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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