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14 Jul 2023, 10:32 am by Amy Howe
United States (Oct. 2) – How should courts interpret the federal sentencing law that allows a defendant convicted of some nonviolent drug crimes to avoid what would otherwise be a mandatory minimum sentence? [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 7:28 pm by Stephen Halbrook
"  The Virginia Supreme Court conceded that the restrictions on the right of free blacks to bear arms were "inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, both of this State and of the United States. [read post]
12 Jul 2023, 8:05 am
And, because “not all blacks in the United States were former slaves,” “ ‘freedman’ ” was a decidedly underinclusive proxy for race. [read post]
12 Jul 2023, 8:00 am by Ilya Somin
" This provision was, of course, enacted in response to the notorious passages in the 1857 Dred Scott ruling, which held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States. [read post]
12 Jul 2023, 4:34 am by Jon Hyman
" Justice Sotomayor explains further: The Supreme Court of the United States declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh
But, as the United States Supreme Court has observed in a different but related context, the "inappropriate or controversial character of a statement is irrelevant to the question whether it deals with a matter of public concern. [read post]
9 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
The United States Supreme Court can’t seem to make up its mind about race. [read post]
9 Jul 2023, 4:35 pm by INFORRM
The Guardian and BBC also report a demonstration at the Osbourne-Rogers wedding which Just Stop Oil has stated was not organised by them. [read post]
6 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm by Josephine A. Phillips
Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision in Biden v. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 1:38 pm by J. Michael Goodson Law Library
Since the founding of America, the United States has ratified 27 amendments to the Constitution. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 7:45 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
As stated, the rules require one intending to apply for asylum to first obtain an appointment. [read post]
4 Jul 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
 But this book is not really about the United States. [read post]
3 Jul 2023, 5:23 pm
That is affirmative action in a nutshell, and it is practiced throughout the United States. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 3:28 pm by Amy Howe
(I covered one of those cases, United States v. [read post]