In 2015, the California Legislature passed the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act (“the Act”) into law, declaring in the bill’s text that “all California women, regardless of income, should have access to...
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In 1999, Respondent Michael Carrigan was elected to the Sparks City Council and has since been re-elected twice. See Carrigan v. Commission on Ethics of the State of Nevada, 236 P.3d 616, 618 (2010). Carlos Vasquez managed each of Carrigan’s election...
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One Judicial Candidate's Electoral Experience
During her tenure, New York civil court judge Margarita L�pez Torres refused to hire individuals recommended to her by local Democratic party leaders. Brief for Margarita L�pez Torres et al., at 12-13 ("...
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Respondent Russell Bartlett attended Arctic Man 2014, an extreme ski event held in Alaska’s Hoodoo Mountains. Bartlett v. Nieves et al., 2016 WL 3702952 at *1 (D. Ala. 2016). The event brings people to Alaska for several days of partying. Id. During...
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This case consolidates two cases, the first brought by Kristen Biel and the second brought by Agnes Deirdre Morrissey-Berru. Orders and Proceedings, 19-267.
In Biel v. St. James Sch., Kristen Biel (“Biel”) was initially employed by St. James...
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On May 30, 2012, Lester Gerard Packingham, a registered sex offender, was found guilty of using a social network website in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.5. See State v. Packingham, 368 N.C. 380 (2015). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.5 is a North...
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Petitioner Joseph Percoco served as Executive Deputy Secretary under former Governor Andrew Cuomo from 2011 until 2016, except for eight months in 2014 while Percoco ran the Governor’s reelection campaign. United States v. Percoco at 5. This position...
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Pioneer Park, located in Pleasant Grove, Utah, contains a number of historical artifacts, buildings, and permanent displays, such as the city’s first city hall, its first fire department, a Ten Commandments monument, and a September 11 monument. See...
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In First Amendment law, prior restraint is government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens.
Prior restraint typically happens in a few ways. It may be a statute or regulation that requires a speaker to...
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In 2008, a Texas state court convicted petitioner John Henry Ramirez (“Ramirez”) of capital murder for stabbing a man 29 times outside a convenience store and robbing him of $1.25. Ramirez v. Collier, at 1. Although Ramirez has always believed in God,...