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Rhymes and Crimes: Fourth Circuit Uses Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Drug Trafficking Case
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The Fourth Circuit recently upheld the conviction of an Atlanta rapper Kenneth Watkins, who argued that the inclusion of his rap lyrics about drugs unfairly...
Multiple States Rebuked for Denying Transgender Health Care
By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on
With increasing frequency, federal courts are ruling in favor of plaintiffs who challenge state-law restrictions on the availability or coverage for...
First Amendment Protects Right to Livestream Traffic Stops, Fourth Circuit Says
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and seven other federal circuits protect the right to record police. But in a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit...
Drug Distributors Win Groundbreaking Opioid Lawsuit in West Virginia
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Huntington and Cabell County alleged that the three distributors failed to maintain controls that would have prevented the oversupply of addictive substances...
4th Circuit Sides With HS Girls Over Skirt Requirement
By Alex Sirek | Last updated on
A federal appeals court has found that a North Carolina school's dress code violated female students' constitutional rights. From its opening in 2000, Charter...
Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Abortion Providers Suing South Carolina AG for "Fetal Heartbeat" Act—But State Asks for Rehearing En Banc
By Camila Laval, J.D. | Last updated on
South Carolina passed a law banning abortions after a heartbeat is detected—generally after six weeks of pregnancy and before many people know that they are...
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