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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...
There’s Been a Federal Ban on Distilling Your Own Spirits for 158 Years — Until Now
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
If you’ve ever watched a YouTube video on DIY spirits, you might assume the biggest risk is blowing up your garage. But in much of the United States, the...
Fifth Circuit Orders New Look at Implied Miranda Waiver
By Carolyn Hansen, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals gave federal prosecutors in Mississippi a second chance to prove that a defendant voluntarily waived his...
New Jersey Township Faces Fight Over Fossil Fuels With Federal Government
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
During the American Revolutionary War, the area around Morris Township served as George Washington’s headquarters on multiple occasions. Today, it finds itself...
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