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Chemerinsky: How not to decide Trump’s Colorado ballot case

How the U.S. Supreme Court writes its opinion in Trump v. Anderson could have enormous long-term implications. The oral arguments on Feb. 8 left no doubt that the Supreme Court will reverse the Colorado Supreme Court and hold that Donald Trump is not disqualified from being on the ballot for the Republican primary in that state.

Feb 21, 2024 8:17 AM CST

Supreme Court seems poised to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot

The Supreme Court on Thursday seemed prepared to keep Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot, expressing deep concerns about the ability of a single state to disqualify a candidate from seeking national office.

Feb 8, 2024 9:30 AM CST

Florida can’t enforce law blocking real estate purchases by Chinese citizens against 2 plaintiffs, court rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law barring real estate purchases by Chinese citizens can’t be enforced against two plaintiffs while their court challenge continues.

Feb 6, 2024 1:05 PM CST

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court will hear some of its biggest cases of the term this month

Some of the most important cases of the term will be argued this month before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Feb. 8, the justices will return to the bench earlier than planned to hear Trump v. Anderson, which considers whether former President Donald Trump is disqualified from again being president because of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. On Feb. 26, the court will hear two cases that could have a profound effect on the internet and social media, Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton.

Feb 1, 2024 8:51 AM CST

Yale Law’s Owen Fiss talks about threats to democracy and ‘Why We Vote’

After 50 years as a professor at Yale Law School, Owen Fiss says his students are still idealistic and passionate about the rights won in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. A classroom discussion prompted his new book.

Jan 31, 2024 8:47 AM CST

Arrested citizen journalist wasn’t ‘martyr’ for journalism, 5th Circuit says in tossing her First Amendment suit

Police and prosecutors have qualified immunity that protects them in a lawsuit filed by a citizen journalist arrested for publishing nonpublic information provided by a police source, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Jan 25, 2024 9:24 AM CST

Trump ballot access case on ‘exceptionally fast’ briefing schedule’ in SCOTUS; ‘sprawling’ arguments possible

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 8 following its decision Friday to hear former President Donald Trump’s petition to overturn Colorado’s decision to keep him off the ballot in that state.

Jan 8, 2024 9:52 AM CST

‘Intriguing point’ in Trump SCOTUS brief could mean his vice president would replace him after an election win

In U.S. Supreme Court briefs seeking ballot access, former President Donald Trump and his former U.S. solicitor general are making an argument that could lead to a vice presidential candidate becoming president, according to Jeannie Suk Gersen, a Harvard Law School professor.

Jan 4, 2024 11:28 AM CST

State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity clerkship program ‘discriminates behind closed doors,’ suit says

The State Bar of Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit claiming that its diversity clerkship program for law students is violating the First Amendment rights of a lawyer who pays mandatory dues.

Dec 21, 2023 11:18 AM CST

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court stayed its 4-3 decision Tuesday that keeps former President Donald Trump off the Colorado primary ballot, allowing the U.S. Supreme Court to step in.

Dec 20, 2023 11:24 AM CST

UIC law prof appeals after dismissal of civil rights lawsuit

Updated: A professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has filed an appeal to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago after his case stemming from his use of abbreviated racial and gender slurs in an essay question in a December 2020 final exam was dismissed.

Dec 5, 2023 2:23 PM CST

Chemerinsky: How not to decide Trump’s Colorado ballot case

Supreme Court seems poised to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot

Florida can’t enforce law blocking real estate purchases by Chinese citizens against 2 plaintiffs, court rules

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court will hear some of its biggest cases of the term this month

Yale Law’s Owen Fiss talks about threats to democracy and ‘Why We Vote’

Arrested citizen journalist wasn’t ‘martyr’ for journalism, 5th Circuit says in tossing her First Amendment suit

Trump ballot access case on ‘exceptionally fast’ briefing schedule’ in SCOTUS; ‘sprawling’ arguments possible

‘Intriguing point’ in Trump SCOTUS brief could mean his vice president would replace him after an election win

State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity clerkship program ‘discriminates behind closed doors,’ suit says

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

UIC law prof appeals after dismissal of civil rights lawsuit

Anti-Zionist policies by student groups at UC Berkeley Law fostered harassment and hatred, suit alleges

Why Colorado judge kept Trump on ballot despite finding he engaged in insurrection

GOP can put Trump on primary ballot, even if he is ineligible for office, top Minnesota court rules

9th Circuit allows challenge to law banning abortions based on genetic abnormality

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