Fifth circuit hears civil rights suit alleging racist land-use policies by Louisiana parish – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging St. James Parish’s land-use policies have discriminated against majority-Black neighborhoods,…
Read More »US federal appeals court hears oral arguments in Mississippi felony disenfranchisement case – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a Mississippi felon voter disenfranchisement law. Several voters who were previously convicted of…
Read More »US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in 2 cases seeking to limit executive agency powers – JURIST
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in two cases involving a requirement for herring fisheries to pay for the observers the government used to monitor overfishing. At the…
Read More »Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed inclined on Wednesday to limit or even overturn a key precedent that has empowered executive agencies, threatening regulations in countless areas, including…
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State’s Political Maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a legal challenge that could undo one of the most aggressive gerrymanders of legislative districts in the country, and…
Read More »US federal appeals court hears arguments over Biden administration asylum policy – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s asylum policy that adds restrictions to migrants seeking asylum. The Biden policy presumes that migrants…
Read More »Supreme Court hears major test of 2nd Amendment gun rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday confronts a major test of the 2nd Amendment and its protection for gun rights, including whether they extend even for people who are subject…
Read More »Supreme Court Hears a Major Case on Gun Rights and Domestic Violence
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday on whether the government may disarm people subject to domestic violence orders. The question is important, of course, as studies have demonstrated…
Read More »US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in South Carolina racial gerrymander case – JURIST
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in case involving racial gerrymandering claims against South Carolina’s congressional map. The case is an appeal from a three-judge panel decision…
Read More »US Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark whistleblower case – JURIST
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a landmark whistleblower case Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, in which the court was asked to consider whether publicly traded…
Read More »France high administrative court hears police racial profiling case – JURIST
The Conseil d’Etat, France’s highest administrative court, heard the first class action brought by six human rights groups against the state on Friday. The groups have alleged systematic racial profiling…
Read More »Israel Supreme Court hears arguments on amendment to PM incapacitation provision – JURIST
Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday over an “incapacitation” amendment, which imposed restrictions on the government’s ability to claim that the prime minister is unable to fulfill his duties….
Read More »Israel Supreme Court hears petitions against judicial reform amendment – JURIST
The Israeli Supreme Court convened Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a judicial reform amendment which would annul the country’s reasonableness standard. The reforms, introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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