legal briefs

The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal from a Ninth Circuit decision, which held that an Arizona statute seeking to reduce the time frame in which a woman may have an abortion was unconstitutional. (Christian…

Just because marijuana is legal in Colorado does not mean that lawyers may provide legal counsel to marijuana practitioners. (Time) New York’s new mayor names the city’s new head lawyer. (NY Times) Even in the age of cell phones and…

Courts get involved when an Amish family refuses chemotherapy for their daughter. (Akron Beacon Journal) British court, that previously ordered a mother to undergo a C-section, rules that the child should be placed for adoption. (Al…

Are fees and fines imposed upon those with outstanding criminal-justice debt creating new debtors’ prisons in America? (The Economist) Supreme Court denies petition for writ of mandamus filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, in which…

Street performers challenge some states’ efforts to regulate busking. (The Economist) The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether a state may ban the use of racial preferences in university admissions. (Washington Post) Copyright law poses challenges for…