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Supreme Court at Odds With Other Gov’t Branches

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Arguing that the current Supreme Court’s ruling majority differs more in principle with the administration in power than any court "since the 1930s," a recent USA Today piece points out that “in the last seven days alone of the term that ended June 26, the court struck down key portions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and a 2003 law regulating AIDS funding.”

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Affordable Care Employer Mandate Postponed Until 2015

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The portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires companies with 50 or more employees to offer affordable healthcare coverage will not be enforced until 2015, CBS.com reports.

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Ill. Allows Carrying of Concealed Weapons

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Despite serious gun violence in Chicago in recent months, Illinois joined the rest of the nation last week in passing a law that allows possession of concealed weapons, according to MSNBC.com.

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Money, Prestige Don't Equal Happiness for Lawyers

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A research paper originally published in the Social Science Research Network and summarized last week in Legal Ethics Forum says that, based on 40 years of interviews with University of Michigan Law School graduates, lawyers are more likely to be satisfied with their profession if they have good relationships with their co-workers and a career that has a positive social impact.

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States Enact Voter Requirements After SCOTUS Decision

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Since the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month struck down the portion of the Voting Rights Act that required states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval of voting requirements, officials in several southern states have moved quickly to implement state laws requiring voters to present photo ID and making voter registration more difficult, The New York Times reports.

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U.S. Court Broadens Gov’t Surveillance Powers

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In recent years, the court that issued the order authorizing the phone data collection leaked last month has quietly become almost a parallel Supreme Court, serving as the ultimate authority on surveillance issues, according to The New York Times.

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White Plaintiff in Paula Deen Case Lacks Standing to Sue: Defense Lawyer

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In the case against celebrity chef Paula Deen and her brother Earl W. “Bubba” Hiers for sexual harassment and race discrimination, Hiers' attorney has filed a motion alleging that the plaintiff, Lisa Jackson, lacks standing, according to the Savannah Morning News.

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Justice Roberts Wages Long-Term War on Liberal Policies: NYT

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There’s a pattern in the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., who is waging a slow, methodical assault on the country's liberal policies. So contends a recent article from The New York Times.

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SCOTUS Issues Rulings Favoring Marriage Equality

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The Supreme Court recently rendered two decisions that further the cause of same-sex marriage proponents, The New York Times reports.

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Family of Murder Victim Suing AA

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The family of 31-year old Karla Brada Mendez, a woman who died a violent death in 2011, has filed a lawsuit against Alcoholics Anonymous contending that AA had a “reckless disregard for … the safety and security of victims attending AA meetings who are repeatedly preyed upon at those meetings by financial, violent, and sexual predators. So reports ProPublica.

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