Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on a law protecting minors
A Tennessee law banning health-care providers from performing gender-affirming surgeries on minors or prescribing hormones or puberty blockers to minors would have taken effect in July of 2023, but The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld filed a suit, saying the law violated the 14th Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Dec. 4 in the case. Read the article here. Wealthy Washington D.C. suburb’s no-exception LGBTQ curriculum faces headwinds at Supreme Court Major religious groups, half the states, and top legal scholars of religious liberty unite against Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools, which refuses to notify parents when "Pride storybooks" are taught or let young kids opt out. Read more here. Supreme Court takes up Clean Air Act and sentencing cases The justices added four new cases, involving the venue for challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions under the Clean Air Act and federal sentencing law, to its docket for the 2024-25 term. The justices also declined to take up a challenge to the structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and a challenge to the decision by a Long Island town to take private property to build a public park. Read more here. Top five threats to election integrity ahead of the presidential election While there are dozens of ongoing election integrity issues, a newly released report from a watchdog group lists the top 50 election threats that the U.S. is facing with less than three weeks until the presidential election. Read the list here. Supreme Court rebuffs attempt to defend tougher Biden asylum rules The Supreme Court shot down GOP-led states’ attempt to defend President Biden’s tougher rules governing asylum seekers, leaving the administration free to negotiate a weaker compromise with immigrant rights advocates. Read the article. What are Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions? The First Amendment protects free expression, but there are some limits to that protection, including regulations based on “time, place and manner.” This three-pronged set allows regulation of expression based on those criteria but only if the government does so for reasons unrelated to the content of the speech, has a proven public interest as a goal, and the regulations are no more than the minimum required to support that public interest. Read more here. |
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