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Sheriffs who denounced Colorado’s red flag law are now using It
Research shows red flag laws, like the one in Colorado, help prevent gun violence
07/12/2022 12:45 UTC
Florida lawmakers considering revising a law that would help DeSantis in 2024
The latest developments have sparked heated discussions among legal experts
12/04/2022 09:00 UTC
How the gun lobby might help overturn Texas' abortion ban
The lawyer defending Texas' abortion law faced tough questioning from Trump's appointed justices
11/01/2021 20:25 UTC
Elite law firms are "overwhelmingly" working for the fossil fuel industry, new report says
America’s elite law firms are mostly on the wrong side of the climate battle
11/30/2020 09:00 UTC
Justice Department asks judge for emergency order to block Texas abortion ban
DOJ argues an immediate injunction is necessary to "protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas"
09/15/2021 17:20 UTC
Colorado considers changing its red flag law after mass shooting at nightclub
The law allows law enforcement or family to seek a court order to seize someone's guns if they pose a threat
12/25/2022 13:29 UTC
DeSantis goes easy on hotel sex trafficking violations
Zero fines were given for 14,000 violations of a sex trafficking law by Florida hotels and lodging establishments
11/21/2022 09:00 UTC
Law professors struggle to cope after right-wing Supreme Court “upends Constitutional principles”
One professor slammed the court for its “screamingly, unapologetically activist" abortion ruling
10/03/2022 17:30 UTC
Legal expert: Tennessee’s law limiting drag performances likely violates the First Amendment
Republicans tried to "avoid running afoul" of the Constitution — but legal scholar says it won't work
03/08/2023 17:30 UTC
Texas tried — and failed — to rebrand Jim Crow tactics
Texas lawmakers resurrected a Jim Crow-era legal maneuver in their new law banning most abortions
10/07/2021 19:26 UTC
“Constitutional trainwreck”: Trump-appointed justices help block Texas GOP social media law
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech
06/01/2022 14:33 UTC
Anti-BDS law in Texas violates free speech rights, federal judge rules
A recent ruling affirms Texas has no right to forbid an engineering firm hired by Houston from boycotting Israel
02/02/2022 07:37 UTC
Congress can’t stop the CIA from working with forces that commit abuses
Intelligence agencies exempt from law banning support for foreign security forces that commit human rights abuses
12/16/2022 20:30 UTC
Federal judge puts Florida on 10-year probation after ruling voting law disenfranchises Black voters
Florida “repeatedly, recently, and persistently acted to deny Black Floridians access to the franchise," judge says
04/01/2022 13:37 UTC
New York City's ban on some to-go plastic utensils goes into effect
The new law aims to to curb plastic waste and extraneous spending
07/31/2023 19:05 UTC