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Monday, November 04, 2013
In the courts ...
Given the likely result of the mayoral race tomorrow, the stay on an appeal of a now infamous (for some) stop/frisk ruling is probably most important for other judges. The USSC punted after the Oklahoma Supreme Court deemed a state law on abortion drugs an undue burden. Meanwhile, the 5th Cir. went out of it's way to stay a limited victory against the new Texas anti-abortion law. The USSC also released a slap-down per curiam.
Labels:
abortion,
free speech,
health care,
lower courts,
open government,
privacy rights,
race,
Supreme Court
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