Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 Supreme Court Hears Case on Arrests Motivated by Politics A Texas city councilwoman, arrested on charges of mishandling documents after criticizing the city manager, said her First Amendment rights had been violated. 20 Mar 2024 20:27 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/supreme-court-politically-motivated-arrests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/supreme-court-politically-motivated-arrests.html Adam Liptak First Amendment (US Constitution) United States Politics and Government Supreme Court (US) Institute for Justice Gorsuch, Neil M An Appeals Court Often Out of Step With the Supreme Court Notches a Victory The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has a reputation for issuing decisions too conservative even for the six-justice supermajority of Republican appointees. 19 Mar 2024 22:40 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/appeals-court-texas-immigration-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/appeals-court-texas-immigration-law.html Adam Liptak Courts and the Judiciary Appeals Courts (US) Immigration and Emigration Supreme Court (US) Sotomayor, Sonia Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on 2020 Election Charges The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office. 19 Mar 2024 19:48 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/trump-supreme-court-immunity.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/trump-supreme-court-immunity.html Adam Liptak Immunity from Prosecution United States Politics and Government Courts and the Judiciary Supreme Court (US) Smith, Jack (Attorney) Supreme Court Rules for Immigrant in Case on Deportation Hardship Waiver By a 6-to-3 vote, the court said that federal appeals courts may review many rulings from immigration judges despite a law that sought to limit their jurisdiction. 19 Mar 2024 18:56 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/politics/supreme-court-immigrant-deportation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/politics/supreme-court-immigrant-deportation.html Adam Liptak Law and Legislation Illegal Immigration Board of Immigration Appeals Supreme Court (US) Trump, Donald J Supreme Court Won’t Block, for Now, Aggressive Texas Immigration Law The law, which empowers local officials to arrest and deport migrants, was challenged by the Biden administration as an affront to federal power. 19 Mar 2024 18:24 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/supreme-court-texas-immigration.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/supreme-court-texas-immigration.html Adam Liptak Illegal Immigration Federal-State Relations (US) Decisions and Verdicts Law and Legislation Mexico Supreme Court Rules Against Government in No-Fly List Case The government had contended that removing Yonas Fikre from the list made moot his lawsuit asserting violations of his constitutional rights. 19 Mar 2024 16:47 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/supreme-court-no-fly-list.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/supreme-court-no-fly-list.html Adam Liptak Decisions and Verdicts Human Rights and Human Rights Violations American Civil Liberties Union Federal Bureau of Investigation Supreme Court (US) Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Peter Navarro’s Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Prison Mr. Navarro, a former adviser to President Trump, must report to a Miami prison on Tuesday for a four-month sentence after he was convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena. 18 Mar 2024 22:04 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/peter-navarro-supreme-court-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/peter-navarro-supreme-court-trump.html Adam Liptak Decisions and Verdicts Presidential Election of 2020 Prisons and Prisoners Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) Appeals Courts (US) Here’s the latest on the First Amendment case. The justices must distinguish between persuading social media sites to take down posts, which is permitted, and coercing them, which violates the First Amendment. 18 Mar 2024 13:00 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/18/us/supreme-court-social-media/supreme-court-white-house-misinformation https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/18/us/supreme-court-social-media/supreme-court-white-house-misinformation Adam Liptak Decisions and Verdicts Censorship United States Politics and Government Ethics and Official Misconduct social media Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court’s Direction In an interview in his chambers and in a new book, the justice, who retired in 2022, discussed Dobbs, originalism and the decline of trust in the court. 18 Mar 2024 09:05 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/breyer-supreme-court-interview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/breyer-supreme-court-interview.html Adam Liptak Breyer, Stephen G Courts and the Judiciary 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Regulating Social Media Platforms The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet. 26 Feb 2024 22:39 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/supreme-court-social-media-texas-florida.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/supreme-court-social-media-texas-florida.html Adam Liptak social media Computers and the Internet Freedom of Speech and Expression First Amendment (US Constitution) Censorship Supreme Court to Decide How the First Amendment Applies to Social Media Challenges to laws in Florida and Texas meant to protect conservative viewpoints are likely to yield a major constitutional ruling on tech platforms’ free speech rights. 25 Feb 2024 10:04 UTC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/us/politics/supreme-court-social-media-free-speech.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/us/politics/supreme-court-social-media-free-speech.html Adam Liptak Supreme Court (US) Law and Legislation Conservatism (US Politics) Freedom of Speech and Expression Social Media