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The Latest Breaking News from the US Supreme Court

High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

WEKU

Florida residents can bet on sports again — but there's a twist

Bettors in the state had been unable to bet on sports for two years.

The Street

Voters in US state of Ohio to weigh in on abortion rights

The issue has remained fiercely contested since a Supreme Court ruling allowed states to ban the practice.

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Watch live: US Supreme Court considers reversing gun ban for domestic abusers

Watch live as the US Supreme Court considers reversing a gun ban for domestic abusers on Tuesday (7 November)

The Independent UK

This trial struck down California's same-sex marriage ban. Now you can see the tapes

More than a decade after the trial to overturn Prop. 8 ended, trial videotapes remained sealed, until NPR member station KQED won a long legal battle that got the U.S. Supreme Court to unseal them.

WEKU

Idaho "No Public Funds for Abortion" Act Doesn't Preclude Pro-Abortion Speech by Professors

Idaho's Attorney General Raúl Labrador so opines, including a rousing defense of academic freedom, including in scholarship and teaching.

Reason

Amarillo Man to Be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited ‘Expert’ Witness

Brent Brewer was convicted of the 1990 murder of Robert Laminack.

Texas Observer

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A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve officer

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot an airline captain if they diverted to give a passenger medical attention is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel who had been relieved of command for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

The Independent UK

Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim's abortion

The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state's attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim

The Independent UK

‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

House Bill 4, which an expert called a "civil and human rights disaster," could turn police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.

Texas Observer

Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality

A federal appeals court is giving abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to block an Arizona law that restricts abortions due to the presence of a fetal genetic abnormality, such as Down syndrome

The Independent UK

The 15 battleground districts that will decide Virginia’s legislative elections

Welcome to the Thursday, October 26, Brew.

Ballotpedia

How To Yell 'Fire' in a Crowded Theater

Aside from narrowly defined exceptions, false speech is protected by the First Amendment.

Reason

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?

Supreme Court rejected a woman's plea for abortion, citing rights of the unborn child. India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allows abortion up to 24 weeks. The woman was 26 weeks pregnant and had postpartum psychosis. AIIMS medical board found foetus healthy and viable. Court said govt will bear medical…

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Gun reform groups urge Supreme Court to keep firearms away from domestic abusers

Survivors, legal experts, lawmakers and gun owners call on the court to disarm abusers

WEKU

South Carolina redistricting case could add Democratic House seats

At issue is the way the Republican-dominated state legislature equalized the population of its congressional districts.

The Independent UK

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

Texas is moving ahead with preparations to execute a condemned inmate in the hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will lift a lower court’s stay and allow the lethal injection to proceed

WEKU

Alabama finally has a new congressional map after a lengthy legal fight

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

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Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians' First Amendment rights ahead of others' dignity and rights to equal protection

When the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis in 2023 that a businessperson could not be compelled to create art that violates their religious beliefs – specifically, a wedding website for a same-sex ceremony – supporters of the decision celebrated it as a victory for freedom of religion…

The Guardian - US

The US supreme court is facing a crisis of legitimacy

There’s a growing sense among many Americans that the Roberts court with its 6-3 hard-right supermajority is irrevocably broken

The Independent UK

Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake

Colorado’s highest court says it will hear the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition

WEKU

Consumer watchdog agency's fate at Supreme Court could nix other agencies too

Payday lenders argue that the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitutional because it's not funded by money appropriated by Congress. The argument threatens the existence of other agencies, too.

WEKU

Supreme Court to consider abortion pills, guns, social media in its new term

In one form or another, all those questions are back on the table this term — mainly to take a second look at appeals from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Texas and parts the South.

The Independent UK

Backers of North Dakota congressional age limits sue over out-of-state petitioner ban

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition circulators to gather signatures

Ballotpedia

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 29, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes.

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