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Five years later: where Janus-related litigation stands today

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 9, Brew.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uses conflicting views of race to resolve America's history of racial discrimination

In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 summer recess, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote majority opinions that involved the use of race.

The Conversation

Israel’s Judicial Reform Law Sparks Disappointment And Opposition

Israeli judicial reform legislation passes amid controversy and criticism from US Jewish organizations.

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The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court

The fight over Alabama's congressional map is shifting back to federal court after Republican lawmakers declined to create a second majority-Black congressional district

The Independent UK

SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority

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.

Ballotpedia

School of the Art Institute won’t change admissions policies despite Supreme Court’s rejection of affirmative action

School President Elissa Tenny touts programs that develop and recruit a diverse pool of applicants, “so we are not using race” to make admissions decisions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why the fear about sloping the playing field towards diversity?

The US Supreme Court v Harvard University decision is a backwards step for racial equality and has echoes of our own treatment of Māori students, writes Lianne Dalziel

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How Four Recent Supreme Court Rulings Impact Your Money

Some U.S. Supreme Court decisions could affect your finances. Here’s what you need to know.

Kiplinger

US Supreme Court strikes again – are we paying attention?

Three recent US Supreme Court decisions generated little media coverage in New Zealand. Hayden Thorne explains why we should care.

Newsroom.co.nz

After fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa

The Independent UK

The ‘fake’ gay marriage case in the middle of the Supreme Court’s latest threat to LGBT+ rights

How did a straight, married man get in the middle of the high-stakes case?

The Independent UK

Morning Digest | T.N. Governor backtracks on dismissal of Senthilbalaji from Cabinet; Rahul Gandhi visits Manipur and assures help to victims of violence, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu

Federal court rules tribal citizen not subject to Tulsa traffic ticket

A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native American man cannot be enforced because the city is located within an Indian reservation

The Independent UK

Justice Clarence Thomas benefitted from affirmative action - which he just voted to end

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas went to Yale because of affirmative action — then voted to end the practice 50 years later during a landmark decision

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Watch as Biden responds to Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action

Watch as Joe Biden speaks on the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action.

Al Jazeera

US top court bans colleges from considering race in admissions

US Supreme Court sides with groups arguing that race-conscious admissions programmes discriminate against some students.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Republicans are too reckless for even this Supreme Court

With Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper, the reckless, anti-democratic arrogance of North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders finally hit a wall.

WEKU

What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.

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Morning Digest | PM Modi begins first state visit to Egypt; Wagner chief halts march on Moscow, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Al Jazeera

Biden unveils new order to protect access to contraception

Executive order comes on eve of one-year anniversary of US Supreme Court ruling that rolled back abortion rights.

The Independent UK

Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation that will allow more people to carry concealed firearms

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Week

Andy Warhol, Prince and a question of copyright

A US Supreme Court copyright ruling that Andy Warhol did not have the right to use a photo of Prince has sent shockwaves through the art world, and left legal experts scrambling to asses the implications for AI image generation.

WEKU

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

The Independent UK

DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms

From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard bearer this year as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign sometime after the legislative session ends this week

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