The law being challenged is part of a decades-old “preemption” law approved by the Florida Legislature that prohibits local governments at the city or county level to pass measures stricter than those at the state level. The case the state Supreme Court is weighing will not affect the underlying 1987 […]
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Court divided on N.Y.’s power to sue Amazon over COVID workplace policies
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Staten Island Amazon workers protest in Times Square as they demand union rights, in New York City, U.S., December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Gaber Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Amazon seeks to block state’s lawsuit over worker retaliation Judges divided over whether federal law trumps state’s claims […]
Divided U.S. Supreme Court limits review of immigration rulings
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The U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Ruling bars green card applicants from appealing denials Decision resolves longstanding split among appeals courts Dissent says agencies’ mistakes must be reviewable (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on […]
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One of Trump’s signature immigration policies is back before the Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Apr 25, 2022 at 7:36 pm On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Biden v. Texas, in which the justices will decide whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce a Trump-era program known as the “remain in Mexico” policy, […]
Ecuador’s High Court Rules Wild Animals Have Legal Rights | Smart News
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Woolly monkeys have thick dense fur, and are found in the rainforests of the western Amazon River basin. Ltshears via Wikicommons under Public Domain Ecuador’s high court has ruled that wild animals possess the legal right to exist, develop their innate instincts, and be free from disproportionate cruelty, fear, […]
Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks implementation of new abortion law
The Idaho Supreme Court issued an order Friday temporarily blocking the implementation of a new Texas-style abortion law, as the court prepares to review a legal challenge to Idaho’s law. Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan signed the order that stayed implementation of Senate Bill 1309, which would […]
Idaho Supreme Court Halts 6-Week Abortion Ban Based on Texas’ Law
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a law modeled after one in Texas that relies on ordinary citizens to enforce a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy as a way of sidestepping challenges to its constitutionality. The court’s order prevents the law, which would allow […]
Immigration warning not needed in police questioning of undocumented suspects, court rules
Police do not have to — and should not — advise crime suspects that their cooperation could impact their immigration status, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Richard J. Geiger, writing for a three-judge appellate panel, agreed with a lower court’s ruling that a Miranda warning, in which police advise […]
U.S. Supreme Court Add Three Cases to Docket for Next Term
On March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court added three cases to its docket for next term: one about when a work of art “transforms” a prior work for the purpose of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense, another involving a “dormant” Commerce Clause challenge to a California law that prohibits […]