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Supreme Court Considers Challenge to Law Prohibiting Guns for People Under Restraining Orders
By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that pits protections for victims of domestic abuse against rights ensured by the...
Can Citizens Sue for Vote Dilution? 8th Circuit Says 'No'
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
A recent decision in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals may have passed under your radar, but this ruling is incredibly significant. It involves vote...
SCOTUS' New Ethics Code: Not Really New, Not Really a Code. But It's Something.
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has been considering some sort of official ethical code of conduct since at least 2019, when Justice Elena Kagan revealed at a Congressional...
Judge Trims Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Model Stable Diffusion
By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal judge in California streamlined a class action brought by three artists who accuse Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Midjourney of unlawfully using their...
Swift Decisions, Silent Explanations: Stays of Execution and the 'Shadow Docket'
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
With the recent execution of a Texas inmate that was in part facilitated through SCOTUS's use of the so-called "shadow docket," there...
Biden Seeks Help From SCOTUS in Banning Guns for Felons
By Michael DeRienzo, Esq. | Last updated on
Is there anything more controversial in the United States right now than guns? Some argue that citizens have an unconditional right to "bear arms" under...