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The Supreme Court tends to save the biggest rulings for last – a constitutional expert explains a few good reasons

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law on June 23, 2022 that had imposed strict limits on carrying a handgun in public. It was a much anticipated decision, as the court continues to issue opinions ahead of wrapping its term in the next week or two.

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A murder plot, the looming Roe v Wade ruling and protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court strikes down New York restriction on guns

The ruling says a law requiring resident to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed gun in public is unconstitutional.

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Joe Biden: Supreme Court’s New York gun law change ‘should deeply trouble us all’

The President said the justices’ ruling ‘contradicts both common sense and the constitution’

Evening Standard

Supreme Court strikes down New York’s concealed carry law for violating Second Amendment

SCOTUS’ conservative majority ruled that the state law restricting firearms is unconstitutional, landing major blow to gun reform efforts

The Independent UK

Abortion Bans Bring First Amendment Battles, Too

Looking back at how abortion advertising bans played out last century may give us some idea what the future holds for free speech about abortion.

Reason

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #18

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Workers Compensation For Employees Seeking Medical Marijuana For Injuries

Compensation for workers injured on the job is being approached from various angles though it faces an ongoing setback: cannabis remains a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which essentially precludes workers from being able to seek compensation for its use as a medication.

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Has US-style politicisation of the courts come to Australia?

In the landmark 1973 decision of Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court held that the right to privacy provided by the 14th amendment to the US Constitution protects a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. Last month, a leaked draft of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization…

The Conversation

The Checks and Balances Letter, June 2022: Fifth Circuit finds constitutional flaws in SEC enforcement

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Video: Ginni Thomas met election deniers

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife attended extremist meeting months after Trump left office

Salon

What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

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June is a pivotal month for abortion in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The next few weeks could bring a major change in Florida when it comes to abortions.

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Cruz accuses Schumer of Kavanaugh hit

Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity, the Texas Republican lawmaker blamed the Democratic Party for recent attacks

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Iowa Supreme Court clears path for state abortion ban

The court, now comprised almost entirely of conservatives, reverses a decision by the same body just four years earlier.

The Independent UK

Iowa Supreme Court rules abortion not protected by state constitution, reversing decision from just four years ago

State’s highest court rules abortion access is no longer a constitutionally protected right as states prepare for imminent Supreme Court decision that could end federal protections for care

Salon

Texas abortion clinics face SCOTUS fate

The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver the fatal blow abortion providers have been dodging for decades

Tribune News Service

The Supreme Court limited California’s worker protection law. Will legislature respond?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Supreme Court limited the reach of California’s cornerstone employee-protection law on Wednesday – but action by the state legislature could soften the blow.

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Fights over Pa. election rules that seemed settled after 2020 have now come roaring back

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s primary election and Senate race recount are over. But as the state heads into yet another high-profile and contentious November, elections officials and lawyers are warily acknowledging something:

The Independent UK

A murder plot, the looming Roe v Wade ruling and protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature

Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California

The Independent UK

Title IX timeline: 50 years of halting progress across U.S.

It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon

Daily Mirror

US bid to outlaw abortion hurts women everywhere - it's no different from the Taliban

Dr Miriam Stoppard examines how the US Supreme Court is poised to rescind the law allowing a woman the right to abortion - and how that's going backwards in terms of human rights

Salon

SCOTUS immunizes feds from liability

"This ruling leaves victims of police violence by CBP agents without an effective remedy," ACLU warns

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The new court’s absurd inhumanity: To preserve procedure, an innocent man must die

There has been a lot of attention paid, rightly, to the leaked opinion showing that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. But another opinion, both cruel and absurd, issued by the Republican supermajority deserves attention, as well.

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