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Do Undocumented Immigrants Have Second Amendment Rights? First Circuit Weighs In
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
An undocumented immigrant in Maine was charged with a federal gun crime. His case now sits at the center of a fight over whether the Second Amendment protects...
SCOTUS Stay Allows Access to Abortion Pills by Mail — For Now
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted an emergency administrative stay to a pair of abortion pill manufacturers. This paused a May 1 ruling...
How Jennifer Eckhart Lost Her Sexual Harassment Case Against Fox News
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News producer, sued the news network and its former anchor Ed Henry after alleging years of sexual harassment culminating in a...
SCOTUS Curtails Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Reviewed by Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court changed the legal standards governing racial gerrymandering and Section 2 vote-dilution cases on Wednesday with its decision in...
Fifth Circuit Gives Texas’ Ten Commandments Law a Razor‑Thin Win
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Did the Fifth Circuit just tee up the next school‑religion showdown at SCOTUS? A year ago, Texas passed a law telling every public school classroom to post...
Why a Law Professor Couldn’t Fight the ‘Rapunzel’ Trademark
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Once upon a time, a toy company tried to trademark the name Rapunzel. A doll‑collecting law professor tried to scale the trademark tower, only to find that, as...
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