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ABA asks Nevada Supreme Court to reverse mentally ill man's death sentence

The ABA is advocating for the reversal of a death sentence imposed on a person with severe mental illness, according to an amicus brief filed with the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday.



Catholic charter school won't receive state funding after Supreme Court splits on free exercise issue

A decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court striking down state funding for an online Catholic charter school remains intact after the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on First Amendment issues in the case.



New book examines how messaging targeting middle class shifted politics

In Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back, Joan C. Williams, a professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, offers insight on the wedge between college and noncollege graduates and how those differences have shifted politics to the right.



Some want to leave law firms with White House agreements, and others avoid firms that pushed back

With the legal industry under attack, law firms risk damage to their business and reputation as well as attorney recruitment and retention if they stay silent, according to some legal observers. Others aren’t so sure and say some lawyers are avoiding law firms that entered White House agreements in addition to those that are fighting back.



Supreme Court maintains block on Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations

A divided Supreme Court on Friday kept a block on the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked wartime power to deport migrants in Northern Texas and said administration officials had not given those targeted for removal last month sufficient time to challenge their deportations.



ICC war crimes prosecutor takes leave amid sexual misconduct inquiry

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, currently pursuing war crimes cases against the leaders of Israel and Russia, has abruptly stepped aside while under investigation himself amid allegations of sexual misconduct.



Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn't believe election claims

Fox News employees, up and down the corporate ladder, did not believe that the 2020 election was rigged, despite claims that were later broadcast on the network implicating voting technology company Smartmatic in a broader conspiracy to throw the election for Joe Biden, according to newly unsealed documents.



Florida law with 'Goldilocks' approach to banning minors at drag shows is overbroad, 11th Circuit says

A Florida law that bans admission of minors to live performances depicting “lewd conduct” is likely unconstitutional because it provides only “vague guidance” on prohibited conduct, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta ruled Tuesday.



What is canon law? Bishop Paprocki explains

The election of a new pope—who himself has a doctorate of canon law—has many lawyers interested. What exactly is canon law, and what should civil attorneys know about it? Bishop Thomas John Paprocki can shed light on the subject.



Supreme Court grapples with nationwide orders blocking birthright citizenship ban

The Supreme Court appeared divided Thursday about whether to scale back nationwide orders that have blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship, in a case with implications for judicial power and what it means to be an American.



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