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Make no mistake, we here at Stay in Honor do not condone any law above the Law of the Most High, the “i am”, the “God” of Abraham. The law we promote on this site is sometimes known as natural law or universal law; the news items from feeds below are nevertheless oftentimes interesting, and sometimes there are “reflections” of natural / universal law within the world of man's law, aka the “legal society”. We can learn from anything we decide to learn from, so, enjoy!
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The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 21
by Ellena Erskine on January 21, 2025 at 3:32 pm
The Supreme Court is meeting for oral arguments this morning in Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s… The post The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 21 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices
by Amy Howe on January 21, 2025 at 4:41 am
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a clash over whether a North Carolina-based company can challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in… The post Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools
by Amy Howe on January 17, 2025 at 9:25 pm
The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children… The post Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
by Amy Howe on January 17, 2025 at 4:09 pm
This article was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19…. The post Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Constitutional Law – JONATHAN TURLEY Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Rejects Hate Speech Enforcement
by jonathanturley on January 12, 2025 at 12:59 pm
The New Hampshire Supreme Court just handed down a victory for free speech in Attorney General v. Hood. As is…
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Sue, Baby, Sue: Trump Plan to “Un-Ban” the Biden Drilling Order Could Prove Difficult
by jonathanturley on January 7, 2025 at 1:23 pm
After a presidential campaign where both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back on claims that they…
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Farrakhan and Nation of Islam Lose Major Defamation Case
by jonathanturley on January 7, 2025 at 12:55 pm
There is an interesting defamation case out of New York in which the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of the…
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“Does the Gentlelady Have a Problem?” : Yes, Delegate Plaskett Most Certainly Has a Problem
by jonathanturley on January 5, 2025 at 12:57 pm
“This body and this nation has [sic] a territories and a colonies problem.” Those words from Del. Stacey Plaskett echoed…
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“TikTok's Tech Partners Face Massive Legal Risks by Relying on Trump's Promises Not to Enforce the Ban Law, …
by Eugene Volokh on January 21, 2025 at 4:26 pm
as courts rarely protect defendants who count on executive non-enforcement,” writes Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota).
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Man Sues HBO, Claiming He Is the Pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, Inventor of Bitcoin
by Eugene Volokh on January 21, 2025 at 3:21 pm
But “[n]othing in Plaintiff's conclusory assertions suggest that Plaintiff could plead facts plausibly linking his identity with that of the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.”
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Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County (II)
by Eric Claeys on January 21, 2025 at 1:01 pm
The Court's approach to the choice of law question (or, federal courts doctrine for property lawyers).
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Civil Liability for Showing Some Friends “Unflattering” Nonconsensual Nude Photo of Ex
by Eugene Volokh on January 21, 2025 at 1:01 pm
From Thibaudeau v. Reis, decided Wednesday by Massachusetts Appeals Court Justices Kenneth Desmond, Maureen Walsh & Robert Toone: [1.] The… The post Civil Liability for Showing Some Friends “Unflattering” Nonconsensual Nude Photo of Ex appeared first on Reason.com.
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Georgia’s criminal justice system is being used to suppress protests, activists say
by Yevheniia Khoroshun | V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National U. School of Law, UA on January 21, 2025 at 5:06 pm
Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Denis Krivosheev said on Monday that the sentences handed down to participants in May protests against the law on “foreign influence” in Georgia, demonstrate the government’s brutality against the opposition, calling them a “parody of justice.” Krivosheev criticized the police for the mistreatment of protesters The post Georgia’s criminal justice system is being used to suppress protests, activists say appeared first on JURIST – News.
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Trump administration sued for executive order restricting birthright citizenship
by Conor Doran | U. College Cork School of Law, IE on January 21, 2025 at 1:03 pm
The ACLU and several other immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday with a New Hampshire District Court which claims that a Trump administration executive order ending birthright citizenship for babies born in the US to parents who entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. The lawsuit contends that the executive order contradicts the 14th The post Trump administration sued for executive order restricting birthright citizenship appeared first on JURIST – News.
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Australia state leader vows to strengthen hate speech laws amid rise in antisemitic attacks
by Phoebe Appel | Penn State Law, US on January 21, 2025 at 11:28 am
New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns stated in a press conference on Sunday that he intends to strengthen the Australian state’s hate speech laws. Premier Minns’ statement follows a string of antisemitic attacks across Australia. Premier Minns indicated that the Labor party would table to discuss hate speech laws and protest laws when parliament The post Australia state leader vows to strengthen hate speech laws amid rise in antisemitic attacks appeared first on JURIST – News.
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US President Trump pardons approximately 1,500 Capitol attack defendants
by William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director on January 21, 2025 at 2:32 am
US President Donald Trump issued pardons Monday to around 1,500 people convicted for their roles in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol attack, where rioters stormed the legislative building seeking to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. Alongside the full pardons, Trump commuted the sentences of 14 other January 6th defendants, including Oath Keepers leader The post US President Trump pardons approximately 1,500 Capitol attack defendants appeared first on JURIST – News.