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Can the Government Violate Your First Amendment Rights Without Punishing You?
The Supreme Court will hear the case Grand v. City of University Heights, where Daniel Grand faced legal action for inviting neighbors to pray at home without a permit. The case raises questions about whether religious freedom claims should follow different legal standards than property rights, particularly regarding credible threats of enforcement.
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Can Cities Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Change?
In October, the Supreme Court will hear a case about who pays for climate change, but before the justices even get to that question, they have to decide whether they are allowed to hear the case at all. The case is Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. Boulder County and the…
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Apple vs Epic Games is Back at the Supreme Court
If you’ve ever bought a skin in Fortnite or paid for a subscription through an app on your phone, you’ve run into the fight at the center of this case, even if you never noticed it. Apple and Epic Games have been suing each other for six years, and now a narrower, weirder piece of…
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How Many Jurors Does the Constitution Actually Require?
A West Palm Beach chiropractor is now at the center of a Supreme Court case that could change thousands of criminal convictions across six states. The question sounds almost mundane: how many people have to sit on a jury? The answer the Court gives could change criminal court cases across the country forever. Hamed Kian…
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How Long Can the Government Detain an Immigrant Without a Hearing?
Two men were locked up by immigration officials while their deportation cases dragged on, one for seven months, one for twenty one. Neither ever got a hearing where a judge asked whether they should still be behind bars. On October 13, the Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution required one in Genalo v. Black.…
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