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NC paralegals explain free-speech lawsuit in 4th Circuit brief
1+ hour ago (832+ words) Paralegals challenging North Carolina's law against providing legal advice without a license explained their case Wednesday in a federal Appeals Court filing. A federal judge dismissed the case in 2024. Paralegals Morag Black Polaski and Shawana Almendarez, the North Carolina Justice…...
High Court Strikes Down State Censorship Powers in Landmark Cybercrimes Act Ruling
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (497+ words) The High Court declares sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act unconstitutional, stripping the NC4 of powers to block websites without a court order. Justice Patricia Nyaundi, delivering the highly anticipated judgment on Thursday, declared Section 6(1)(j)(a) and Section 27(1)(b) of the…...
Paramount Attorneys Urge Judge To Order Doe Plaintiff to Use Real Name
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (437+ words) Having previously won a ruling that a woman suing a vice president with Paramount Pictures Corp. and parent company Paramount Global must use her true name in future pleadings or justify her bid to remain anonymous, studio attorneys are now…...
ND Law will hold sixth annual Religious Liberty Summit in Chicago
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (201+ words) Notre Dame Law School will host the sixth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit from July 5-8 in Chicago. The summit is an annual gathering of the world's leading defenders of religious freedom. The theme this year is "We Hold These…...
"Kids, if Your Parents Are MAGA, They Love Child Rapists" Sign Protected by First Amendment
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (22+ words) From Judge Randolph Moss (D. D. C.) Monday in Accountability Now USA v. Griess, decided Monday (correctly, I think): Plaintiff Accountability Now. .....
'Union-busting' accusations follow South Dakota sheriff's firing of deputies heading labor talks
58+ min ago (114+ words) The Dakota Scout 'Union-busting' accusations follow South Dakota sheriff's firing of deputies heading labor talks Government employees labor group alleges political retribution in federal complaint against Union County Sheriff Jim Prouty A top southeast South Dakota lawman is accused of…...
Gorsuch's recent opinions stress need to preserve civil liberties
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (114+ words) The Supreme Court's justice has a talent for identifying wrong turns that his colleagues are not yet ready to acknowledge....
Bonus 236: A Term of Self-Inflicted Wounds
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (275+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 236: A Term of Self-Inflicted Wounds Within minutes of the Supreme Court handing down the birthright citizenship ruling on Tuesday and rising for its summer recess, its defenders were pointing to that decision (alongside the…...
California lawmaker rolls back new public records barriers after fierce opposition
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (12+ words) Press Reader...
High Court Strikes Down Law Allowing Government to Block Websites Without Court Orders
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (650+ words) Kenya's High Court has struck down major parts of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, ruling that the government cannot hand a committee the power to shut down websites without a court's say-so. The ruling, handed down today, dealt…...