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The Friday ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, found that geofence warrants are “categorically prohibited by the Fourth Amendment,” which protects against unwarranted searches and seizures. Civil liberties and privacy advocates applauded the ruling, which effectively makes...

US appeals court rules geofence warrants are unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that geofence warrants, which are used to identify all users or devices in a geographic area, are prohibited by the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches. The ruling was issued by the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which is generally...

5th Circuit rules geofence warrants illegal in win for phone users’ privacy

The Atlantic

The Roberts Court has violated its own logic with the ruling on executive immunity. Donald Trump is the beneficiary.

It’s Official: The Supreme Court Ignores Its Own Precedent

The judge who found Donald Trump liable for fraud and ordered the former president to pay $454 million said he will not recuse himself from the case.

Judge who ordered Trump to pay $454 million says he was ‘accosted’ by lawyer and won’t recuse himself from case

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

TIME

Consequences mattered to the Founders—and that meant early American judges upheld major gun restrictions.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Amendment Mistake

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, limiting the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they enforce. This decision overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, which had required courts to uphold an agency’s interpretation of a statute as long as it was reasonable when Congress had not directly addressed the issue at hand.

Supreme Court limits federal power in win for citizens

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Until recently, local policies on homelessness have been guided by two controversial rulings from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Martin v. Boise (9th Cir. 2019) 920 F.3d 584 and Johnson v. City of Grants Pass (9th Cir. 2022) 50 F.4th 787.[1] However, the Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson(2024) 603 U.S. ____, is likely to transform local jurisdictions’ policy approaches to managing homelessness. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the city’s ban on camping and parking overnight on public property.

Supreme Court Holds That the Eighth Amendment Does Not Prevent Enforcement of Local Camping Bans, Authorizing a Significant Shift in Local Policies on Homelessness

Missouri State

The Hill

A federal judge has struck down rules in Missouri that aimed to limit the impact environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies have in investment advice. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough sided Wednesday with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in an order on all four counts, saying that the rules violated the First Amendment, were unconstitutionally vague and were preempted by multiple federal laws.

Judge strikes down anti-ESG rule in Missouri

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that death by firing squad and other forms of execution commonly held to be cruel and unusual are legal in the state if the inmate requests the method of execution. The ruling comes after the state passed a law in 2021 allowing executions...

South Carolina Supreme Court rules death penalty by firing squad, other methods legal

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Beloved actress Nichelle Nichols, who died at 89 in 2022, found fame with her pioneering role as Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura on TV's original Star Trek series (NBC, 1966-1969). She went on to play a groundbreaking role in several feature films and, as an African-American actress, became a beacon of dignity and diversity in Hollywood.

'Star Trek's' Nichelle Nichols Was Not Allowed To Play Secretary 'Peggy Fair' on TV's 'Mannix'

In Corner Post v. Board of Governors, the Court renders agency rules more vulnerable to challenge. The U.S. Supreme Court in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was faced with what seemed like a fairness problem. Corner Post objected to a rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 2011. That rule set the fees that companies, such as Visa, could charge merchants, such as Corner Post, when the merchants’ customers chose to pay with credit cards instead of cash. When Corner Post sued, asking the court to overturn the 2011 rule as unlawfully generous to the credit card companies, the Federal Reserve responded that the six-year statute of limitations had passed—even though Corner Post had not been founded and open for business until 2018, after the statute of limitations had expired.

Supreme Court Needlessly Expands U.S. Statute of Limitations

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Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

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The Supreme Court Finally Tells the Alphabet Agencies That They Are Not Legislators

Florida State

In a divided vote on Senate Bill 1084, which would make a variety of regulatory changes including putting a ban on lab grown meat state-wide, Florida’s Senate and House ultimately decided to pass it, sending it on to Governor DeSantis for approval. DeSantis officially approved it on May 1, 2024, and the law came into effect on July 1, 2024.

DeSantis Signed New Florida Law: Selling Lab Grown Meat Is Now A Second Degree Misdemeanor

Washington, DC

WashingtonExaminer

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to “answer” charges in a $30 million wrongful death suit on behalf of Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Trump supporter shot dead as she entered a lobby just off the House floor during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In a sign that the case filed by Babbitt’s estate […]

Justice Department ordered to answer for Jan. 6 killing of Ashli Babbitt

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The Fifth Circuit Shuts Down Geofence Warrants—and Maybe a Lot More

Editor's note: This piece is cross-posted with The Volokh Conspiracy in Reason. Once in a while there is a court ruling on the Fourth Amendment that...

The Fifth Circuit Shuts Down Geofence Warrants—and Maybe a Lot More

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