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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Imperils the Fourth Amendment Rights of U.S. Citizens

A federal court says U.S. citizens “are likely to succeed in showing” that immigration agents violated their rights.

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Upholding a Vaccine Mandate, the 9th Circuit Embraces an Alarmingly Broad Definition of 'Public Health'

The appeals court held that the government may require COVID-19 shots based purely on the benefits to recipients.

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Is Unconstitutional, Says the First Appeals Court to Consider the Issue

The judgment is not surprising, since the president's reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of Supreme Court precedent.

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‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Even Trump’s own appointees can’t save his delusion as judges refuse to rewrite reality in his favor

It's in the constitution for a reason.

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NIMBY Lawsuit Accidentally Abolishes City's Entire Zoning Code

Plus: The Supreme Court declines to hear major eviction moratorium case, Maine passes zoning reform, and why tourist traps are good, actually.

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The 9th Circuit Says California's One-Per-Month Limit on Gun Purchases Is Unconstitutional

The appeals court concluded that the restriction impinges on the right to arms and is not consistent with the historical tradition of firearm regulation.

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The 9th Circuit Rejects Trump's Audacious Claim That He Can Use the National Guard However He Likes

Although the appeals court said the president probably complied with the law he invoked to justify his California deployment, it emphasized that such decisions are subject to judicial review.

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Appeals court backs Trump control of National Guard in LA, for now - Roll Call

A federal appeals court for now rejected California’s effort to force President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard.

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Trump Argues That He Can Take Over a State's National Guard Whenever He Feels Like It

The government's lawyer told a 9th Circuit panel the president's deployments are "unreviewable," so he need not even pretend to comply with the statute on which he is relying.

Reason

Appeals court weighs California's challenge to Trump troop move - Roll Call

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday over Trump's calling up of the California National Guard in response to Los Angeles protests.

Roll Call

Female Nude Spa in Washington Can't Bar Transgender Clients With Male Genitalia, Federal Court Rules

Olympus Spa had sued on First Amendment grounds.

Reason

Trump’s mass firings of federal workers must remain on hold, court rules

Trump’s executive order regarding the firings ‘far exceeds the President’s supervisory powers under the Constitution,’ ruled the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

The Independent UK

Cocaine Hippos, Monkey Copyrights, and a Horse Named Justice: The Debate Over Animal Personhood

Are human courts the best venue to protect wild animals?

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A Major Property Rights Case Idles on Supreme Court Docket

The Court has been punting for months on whether it will take up a legal challenge brought by Los Angeles landlords alleging their city's COVID-era eviction ban was a physical taking.

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Not Guilty but Punished Anyway

Sentencing defendants based on acquitted conduct violates basic notions of justice.

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Supreme Court halts lower court order to rehire at six agencies - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Tuesday paused an order that required the Trump administration to reinstate 16,000 fired probationary federal workers.

Reason

A Nevada Math Professor Who Was Disciplined for Criticizing Curriculum Changes Will Get His Day in Court

The 9th Circuit revived a First Amendment lawsuit by Lars Jensen, who says his community college punished him for complaining about dumbed-down courses.

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Appeals Court Blocks Arizona Laws Requiring Citizenship Proof for Voter Registration Citing Voter Suppression

A federal appeals court upheld a previous ruling that blocked two Arizona laws that sought to increase proof-of-citizenship for voter registration.

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Supreme Court Won't Hear a Qualified Immunity Case Where a Cop Disclosed an Abuse Report to a Woman's Abuser

Desiree Martinez says police officers ignored her attempts to report her abusive boyfriend, who was also a cop. Those officers now have immunity from her lawsuit.

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Judges wrestle with latest Supreme Court gun rights opinion - Roll Call

The Supreme Court’s latest opinion on gun rights has not eliminated the disagreement among judges in those challenges, legal experts say.

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The First Amendment Right To 'Greenmail' Developers

Plus: The Montana Supreme Court rescues zoning reform, and a new challenge to inclusionary zoning.

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9th Circuit Partly Upholds Injunctions Against Location-Specific Gun Bans in California and Hawaii

The ruling says some restrictions on guns in "sensitive places" are constitutionally dubious but upholds several others.

The Independent UK

Hawaii can ban guns on beaches, an appeals court says

A U.S. appeals court ruling says Hawaii can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, but not at other so-called sensitive places, including banks

Reason

California School Punishes First-Grader for a Drawing, Sparking Federal Lawsuit

The First Amendment case about a first-grader’s free speech rights is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

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9th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Honolulu Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Girl

Officers should have known that handcuffing a compliant 10-year-old is unnecessary, the court ruled.

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