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Federal Courts Is it Cruel and Unusual to Deny Felons the Right to Vote?

Is it Cruel and Unusual to Deny Felons the Right to Vote?

By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on February 21, 2024

In Mississippi, convicted felons face not only fines and prison time, but they also lose their right to vote. A group of convicted felons challenged this law...

Federal Courts Fifth Circuit: Qualified Immunity for Laredo Police After Arresting Citizen Journalist for Asking a Question

Fifth Circuit: Qualified Immunity for Laredo Police After Arresting Citizen Journalist for Asking a Question

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on February 01, 2024

Back-channel reporting on government practices is as old as journalism itself. Journalists with an inside government source may use that source to paint a...

Federal Courts 5th Circuit Further Restricts Access to Abortion Pills

5th Circuit Further Restricts Access to Abortion Pills

By Eric Harvey, J.D. | Last updated on May 03, 2023

Back in March, a Texas man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three women he alleges assisted his ex-wife in obtaining an abortion. A resident of Galveston...

Federal Courts DACA Hanging By a Thread After Fifth Circuit Ruling

DACA Hanging By a Thread After Fifth Circuit Ruling

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on October 13, 2022

Those who qualify for protection from deportation under DACA (known as DREAMers) have been on uneven footing for years. And while the Biden administration made...

Federal Courts Biden Administration Can Measure "Social Cost of Carbon" for Economically Significant Regulations

Biden Administration Can Measure "Social Cost of Carbon" for Economically Significant Regulations

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on April 01, 2022

As you might expect, not every politician agrees with using SCC when determining the economic impact of new federal regulations. But it was still surprising...

Federal Courts $2.3M Jury Verdict Over Brady Violation Reversed

$2.3M Jury Verdict Over Brady Violation Reversed

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Alvarez v. City of Brownsville case is one that criminal law and civil rights attorneys and advocates will want to review. In short, the matter concerns...

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