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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoFederal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race
A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoFederal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race
A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
fromABA Journal
2 weeks agoFederal judges speak out about threats becoming 'ordinary'
"What's most problematic is that the extraordinary has become ordinary. It's just a matter of course now that when you issue an opinion that some people don't like, you're going to get threats, you're going to get death threats, and that is obviously problematic on many levels."
Law
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks 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.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
3 weeks agoWhy Does the Supreme Court Treat Trump Like a "Regular" President?
The Supreme Court applies the presumption of regularity doctrine to Trump, assuming good faith and proper conduct despite evidence of illegal and unconstitutional motivations, creating a fictional version of the president divorced from reality.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
9 years agoIs the Supreme Court breathtakingly dishonest or just completely clueless?
The Supreme Court established a two-part test for copyright protection of artistic features on useful articles: the feature must be perceivable as separate art and qualify as protectable work independently.
Cannabis
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoSupreme Court wrestles with gun rights, marijuana, and the right to own a gun
The Supreme Court examined whether federal law prohibiting marijuana users from owning guns is constitutional under the Second Amendment, with the outcome potentially affecting gun control legislation.
Law
frompatentlyo.com
3 weeks 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.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks agoPolice compromised, got hundreds of Ontario court cases tossed by violating Charter rights: report | CBC News
Ontario courts dismissed charges or excluded evidence in hundreds of cases over a decade due to police Charter violations, with 70% of cases resulting in case dismissals or reduced sentences.
#judicial-independence
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks agoLawyers for Umar Zameer to speak after OPP investigation, Ford's call for judge apology | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford's call for a judge to apologize in Umar Zameer's acquittal case is inappropriate and undermines judicial independence without evidence of judicial impropriety.
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.
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks agoSCOTUS Justices Air Internal Debate Over Shadow Docket At Public Event - Above the Law
Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh disagree on the Supreme Court's emergency docket, with Jackson criticizing its use to implement policies before legal challenges are resolved, while Kavanaugh defends it as a necessary structural feature of modern governance.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks 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
4 weeks agoAfter Years Of 'Hold My Beer' Moments, Supreme Court Confidence Hits New Low - Above the Law
Supreme Court public confidence has reached a historic low of 22%, down from 52% before Bush v. Gore, reflecting decades of declining trust due to perceived partisan decision-making.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month agoHamilton judge rules Ontario's sex offender registry is unconstitutional. What could happen next? | CBC News
Ontario's mandatory lifetime sex offender registry and reporting requirements are unconstitutional, though the registry itself should continue with modified conditions.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoHow SCOTUS Manipulated Its Docket to Hide an Anti-LGBTQ+ Ruling From the Spotlight
The Supreme Court blocked California's policies protecting transgender students' privacy by preventing schools from keeping gender identity confidential without parental consent.
fromemptywheel
2 months agoThis Is Not A Constitutional Moment - emptywheel
This script is based on a theory proposed by Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Ackerman's idea is laid out in his 1991 book We The People: Foundations, and is discussed in the second of his Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures of 2006. It's gained prominence since the 2024 election and the wholesale assault on our governmental system by Trump.
US politics
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
fromsfist.com
2 months agoSupreme Court All But Certain to Rule That Laws Barring Trans Students From Sports Are Constitutional
And a ruling is very likely to break on predictable, ideological lines, 6-3, unless the case is handed back to a lower court. The Supreme Court gave a win to trans rights back in 2020, with the help of new conservative justice Neil Gorsuch, in the case which correlated employment discrimination based on both sexual orientation and gender identity with discrimiation "on the basis of sex," which is a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
US politics
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