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‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’

Court Blocks Florida ‘Chinese Exclusion’ Ban to Own Property

Lawyers for the plaintiffs compared Florida’s law to “antiquated” 20th-century alien land laws that targeted Chinese immigrants.

Amanda Yen

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MAKING MOVES

Key Biden Judicial Nominee Confirmed by Senate

Judge Jackson’s appointment to the D.C. circuit court is seen as a stepping stone to the Supreme Court.

Cheyenne Ubiera

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WHIPLASH

Court Reinstates Miami’s Coronavirus Curfew

The latest judgement put a temporary halt to a strip club’s court win from Friday.

Tori B. Powell

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LIMBO

Court: Obamacare’s Insurance Requirement Is Unconstitutional

The ruling does not invalidate the entire law, but it is likely to make health care a central issue ahead of 2020.

Julia Arciga

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NINTH CIRCLE

Trump Gets Revenge on Courts With McConnell’s Dirty Tricks

The GOP changed the rules to polarize the federal bench, but that will come back to haunt Republicans.

Jay Michaelson

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STILL GOING

Cosby Lawyers List Alleged ‘Trial Errors’ as They Appeal

They claimed it was unfair for the judge to allow excerpts from Cosby’s civil deposition in court.

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NOT SO SWEET

Sugar Baby and Daddy’s Deal Goes Sour, Winds Up in Court

The case illustrates the potential pitfalls of ‘sugar dating,’ pairing rich, older men with younger, more attractive women in exchange for financial gain.

Emily Shugerman

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NOPE

Court: Trump Cutting Sanctuary City Funding Unconstitutional

The court ruled that the Trump administration could only cut federal funding with congressional approval.

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MILESTONE

The Most Historic Climate Decision Yet

For the first time, the federal government has put a price on carbon dioxide and it’s bound to transform how we fight global warming.

Jay Michaelson

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Tabloid Fodder

Did Alice Crimmins Kill Her Kids?

She was called ‘the Medea of Kew Gardens,’ but no one has ever proven conclusively that Alice Crimmins murdered her own children in New York in 1965.

Albert Borowitz

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Rainbow Nation

Last of the Anti-Gay Marriage Judges

A judge upheld Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage—but support for freedom to marry is now the norm across America.

Marc Solomon

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