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Jun 15, 2015
老澳门开奖结果 Challenges Deadline for New Political Parties Seeking a Spot on the 2016 Ballot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 today filed a federal lawsuit challenging a South Dakota law that moved the deadline for new political parties striving for...
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Voting Rights
Jun 15, 2015
Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Striking Down Coercive Ultrasound Law
Law would have forced a woman to 鈥渁vert her eyes鈥�
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 12, 2015
Sikh Student Wins Right to Join ROTC with Beard, Long Hair, and Turban
Court Holds U.S. Army鈥檚 Refusal to Accommodate Articles of Faith Infringes Religious Freedom
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Singh v. McHugh
Jun 11, 2015
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HOUSTON 鈥� In separate written requests submitted today, the 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果) of Texas demanded two Texas police departments provide a full accounting of rece...
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Criminal Law Reform
Jun 11, 2015
U.S. Senate Introduces 20-Week Federal Abortion Ban
Law Would Include 48-hour Waiting Period for Rape Survivors
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 11, 2015
RFRA-Style Adoption Bill Signed By Governor, 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan Vows Legal Challenge
LANSING, MICH. 鈥� Despite his promise to veto any standalone Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) legislation, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a package of bills today al...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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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
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