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The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy this week represents the end of an era and the beginning of the entrenchment of a more conservative Supreme Court, probably for years to come. That much seems clear. But there are actually many more sides to Justice Kennedy’s retirement than that simple statement implies. Justice Kennedy was nominated [...]

California was the 5th state to explicitly permit mentally competent terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription from their physician for medication the patient may ingest to achieve a peaceful death, a medical practice known as aid in dying. This option appeals to some patients who find themselves trapped in a protracted dying process, where [...]

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr., Jennifer Piatt, Sarah Wetter, and Alexandra Hess of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University discuss the recent reversal of long-standing guidance from the Obama Administration on federal marijuana enforcement......

The US District Court for the Western District of Texas struck down as unconstitutional Texas SB 8 , which effectively banned the country's most commonly used procedure of second trimester abortion known as "dilation and...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved $51.35 billion in funding on Thursday for state and foreign appropriations , including $10 million to help fund the UN...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday stayed an injunction that had blocked the Texas voter ID law , allowing its implementation. The injunction was put in place ...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: US President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio . A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Wednesday blocked Texas from enforcing a revised voter identification law . Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos had previously found that a...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief Thursday urging a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas to dismiss a challenge to changes to Texas' 2011...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday ruled in favor of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a case asserting that the state of...