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Some states seek to eliminate racial bias in jury selection with peremptory-challenge changes

Some states are changing the rules for peremptory challenges—and in one case, eliminating them altogether—in an effort to eliminate racial bias in jury selection.

Dec 22, 2021 3:32 PM CST

Weekly Briefs: Emmett Till probe closed; Black couple’s suit says appraisal changed with pretend white homeowner

DOJ closes Emmett Till investigation The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its reopened investigation into the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black youth tortured and shot in Mississippi after he was accused of making sexual advances toward a white woman in her store. The woman had testified…

Dec 10, 2021 3:17 PM CST

Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law but keeps law intact for now

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can sue over a Texas abortion law that authorizes private parties to sue anyone who aids an abortion performed after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Dec 10, 2021 9:30 AM CST

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold ban on abortions after 15 weeks

The six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to end the viability dividing line for abortion rights.

Dec 1, 2021 2:52 PM CST

Chemerinsky: Ruling in abortion cases will greatly affect women’s lives but won’t end controversy

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which involves a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

Nov 30, 2021 9:06 AM CST

Class action over PACER fees nears resolution with ‘agreement in principle’ to settle the case

The U.S. government and class action representatives have reached “an agreement in principle” to settle a lawsuit contending that PACER fees are excessive.

Nov 17, 2021 10:39 AM CST

5th Circuit temporarily stays OSHA’s vaccine mandate for larger employers

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans on Saturday granted an emergency motion to stay the federal government’s vaccine mandate for larger employers pending expedited judicial review.

Nov 8, 2021 9:27 AM CST

Supreme Court will hear Texas abortion case on expedited basis but refuses again to block the law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two challenges to the Texas abortion law on an expedited basis and set oral arguments for Nov. 1.

Oct 22, 2021 2:26 PM CDT

Moot court teacher claims her law school position was terminated following complaints to the ABA

The former director of advocacy at the Mississippi College School of Law claims in a recent federal court filing she was constructively terminated from the position, partially because of what she said about job security for non-tenure track faculty during an ABA site evaluation.

Oct 21, 2021 2:57 PM CDT

Senate Democrats criticize SCOTUS ‘shadow docket’ in hearing; Republicans see attempt at justice intimidation

Is the U.S. Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” of emergency orders and summary decisions being misused in a way that undermines the court’s legitimacy? Or are Democrats who are criticizing the docket trying to intimidate the justices?

Sep 30, 2021 12:59 PM CDT

Supreme Court should uphold precedent in Mississippi abortion case, ABA amicus brief says

The ABA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that asks justices to uphold Roe v. Wade and adhere to its precedent recognizing the right to an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus when it hears a case scheduled for the October term.

Sep 20, 2021 4:40 PM CDT

Some states seek to eliminate racial bias in jury selection with peremptory-challenge changes

Weekly Briefs: Emmett Till probe closed; Black couple’s suit says appraisal changed with pretend white homeowner

Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law but keeps law intact for now

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold ban on abortions after 15 weeks

Chemerinsky: Ruling in abortion cases will greatly affect women’s lives but won’t end controversy

Class action over PACER fees nears resolution with ‘agreement in principle’ to settle the case

5th Circuit temporarily stays OSHA’s vaccine mandate for larger employers

Supreme Court will hear Texas abortion case on expedited basis but refuses again to block the law

Moot court teacher claims her law school position was terminated following complaints to the ABA

Senate Democrats criticize SCOTUS ‘shadow docket’ in hearing; Republicans see attempt at justice intimidation

Supreme Court should uphold precedent in Mississippi abortion case, ABA amicus brief says

Abortion opponents cite Justice Ginsburg in arguments to overturn Roe v. Wade

Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in pending challenge to abortion law

Arizona reportedly prepares gas chamber for execution by cyanide, the gas used at Auschwitz

In New York, a 7-year-old is arrested for rape; should the age for juvenile prosecutions be raised?

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