Kansas v. Marsh, Supreme Court of the United States, June 26, 2006 . Read the Court's majority opinion per Justice Thomas, along with a concurrence from Justice Scalia, a dissent from Justice Stevens and a second dissent from Justice Souter, joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg and Breyer. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Randall v. Sorrell, Supreme Court of the United States, June 26, 2006 . Read the court's opinion per Justice Breyer, along with a concurrence in part from Justice Alito, a concurrence in the judgment from Justice Kennedy, a second concurrence in the judgment from Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Scalia, a dissent from Justice Stevens, [...]

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Civil rights groups called Monday for the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) before Congress takes its Fourth of July recess. At a news conference in Atlanta, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta singled out two Republican lawmakers [...]

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A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the state of Georgia from fully enforcing a law that restricts where convicted sex offenders can live and work. The order, issued by US District Judge Clarence Cooper in the Northern District of Georgia , applies only to the eight plaintiffs in the [...]

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A committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) , the legislature of China , has decided not to criminalize sex-selective abortions , the state-run China Daily reported Monday. A proposed amendment to the criminal law would have punished anyone convicted of involvement in sex-selective abortions with a three-year prison sentence. Zhou Kunren, vice-chairman of the [...]

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