""All It Took for Trump to Dismantle the Justice Dept." Carol Leonnig has this guest essay online at The New York Times."Second Circuit finds Snapchat parodies of George Floyd murder fall outside school purview; The New York-based appeals court reversed the dismissal of a Sullivan County student's $1 million defamation suit against the high school that suspended him over social media posts that caused a stir locally in 2021""
""Texas judges can now refuse to officiate gay weddings on religious grounds; The Texas Supreme Court quietly made a tweak to the state rules on judicial conduct that could make it harder for gay couples to marry": Gwen Howerton of Chron has this report. "Top Border Patrol official no longer has to appear today before Chicago federal judge after appeals court ruling":"
Multiple recent legal developments span appellate rulings, judicial conduct changes, personnel appointments, and high-profile policy disputes. The Second Circuit reversed dismissal of a Sullivan County student's $1 million defamation suit after social-media parodies related to the George Floyd murder. Actions under a recent presidential administration significantly weakened the Department of Justice. An outside attorney was named Alaska solicitor general. The Texas Supreme Court adjusted judicial conduct rules allowing judges to decline officiating same-sex weddings on religious grounds. A Border Patrol official was excused from a Chicago hearing after a Seventh Circuit order. Prediction markets project a close Supreme Court decision on tariffs, and analysts warn of potential inflation implications.
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