Calls one provision vague and the other unscientific. District Judge Catherine Eagles recently blocked two provisions from a North Carolina law banning all abortions after 12 weeks of…
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Federal Judge Permanently Prohibits Enforcement of Texas Drag Ban
Rules that banning certain performances violates First Amendment. District Judge David Hittner ruled this week that Texas’s state law limiting public drag performances violated the First Amendment, permanently…
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Federal Judge Rules DACA Program Illegal
He did not order an immediate end to the program. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas ruled Wednesday that the Deferred Action on…
Read MoreAppeals Court Grants Stay to Order to Move Rio Grande Barrier Buoys
A district judge had ruled that the 1,000-foot barrier was installed illegally. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay to District Court Judge David…
Read MoreFederal Judge Rules AI Art Ineligible for Copyright
The decision supports the U.S. Copyright Office’s denial of copyright for works created without human authorship. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has ruled that images created by artificial…
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Florida Law Banning Chinese Land Ownership Upheld
Federal judge says there’s no “substantial likelihood” that racism influenced state legislature. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor ruled against plaintiffs attempting to block Florida’s new law prohibiting those…
Read MoreSCOTUS Allows Ghost Gun Rule for Now
A lower court’s decision is paused while proceedings continue. The Supreme Court has paused an order issued by a district court judge that halted efforts to regulate “ghost…
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Federal Judge Narrows Range of Lawsuits Against Google
The Justice Department and state attorneys general were allowed to continue antitrust claims. Federal Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed…
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Federal Judge Blocks Rule Limiting Migrant Asylum
President’s administration immediately appealed to the 9th Circuit Court. District Judge John Tigar blocked the new asylum policy of President Biden’s administration this week, ruling that it was…
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Tribes and Environmentalists Appeal Lithium Mine Construction
President’s administration pursues domestic lithium for electric vehicle production. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments from environmentalists and tribal communities opposing the construction of a…
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