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Aug 27, 2015
Court Protects Abortion Access for Low-Income Women in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska 鈥� The Alaska Superior Court today struck down a state law and Department of Health and Social Services regulation that would have severely limited Medicaid cove...
Aug 27, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 and Americans United File Lawsuit to Block Voucher Program That Would Fund Religious Schools in Nevada
Civil Liberties Groups say 鈥楨ducation Savings Accounts鈥� Plan Violates Nevada Constitution
Court case: Duncan v. Nevada
Aug 26, 2015
Court Denies Kentucky County Clerk鈥檚 Request to Continue Refusing Marriage Licenses
Federal Appeals Court Order Holds Religious 鈥極pt-Out鈥� Claim Unlikely to Prevail
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Aug 25, 2015
Under Threat of Lawsuit, Catholic Hospital Approves Previously Denied Health Care for Pregnant Woman
With Growth of Catholic Hospital System, Women鈥檚 Health Put at Risk by Religious Directives
Aug 19, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Chelsea Manning Prison 鈥楥ontraband鈥� Guilty Verdict
Manning Punished for Possessing Expired Toothpaste and LGBT Reading Material
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Aug 16, 2015
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NEW YORK - Julian Bond, the former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and civil rights icon, died on Saturday night. He was 75.
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The 老澳门开奖结果, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant鈥檚 petition, in which the 老澳门开奖结果 argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The 老澳门开奖结果 breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
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