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The Right to Health Care Freedom in State Constitutions

Quinn Yeargain,

Michigan State University College of Law

November 18, 2024

Cochise County judge reprimanded for issuing improper arrest warrant

Arizona Supreme Court makes rule changes, including to bar dues use

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Judge suspended after indictment over alleged perjury
{mag_summary} A Texas judge has been suspended after being indicted on a third-degree felony charge of aggravated perjury. The Sept. 21 grand jury indictment alleges…
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Bill Withers’ music publisher files copyright suit over Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’
{mag_summary} The music publisher for the late R&B and soul singer Bill Withers is suing several record companies and others, claiming that singer-songwriter Olivia Dean’s…
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Judge reinstates US attorney in Washington fired by Trump
{mag_summary} In the tug of war over whether Roger Rogoff can serve as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, a federal judge…
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Melissa Hart, the chair of the ABA Legal Ed council, dies
{mag_summary}Updated: Melissa Hart, the chair of the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, died Thursday. Hart, who retired…
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Interim law dean of University of Florida named to permanent role
{mag_summary} Merritt McAlister, the interim law dean at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, has been elevated to serve in the dean role…
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Clio acquires Learned Hand, an AI company for courts, judges
{mag_summary} Clio has been preparing to make a move into the judicial market. On Wednesday, the company made its first splash, announcing in a Sept.…
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Judge wrongly permitted AI-generated victim video, state appeals court says
{mag_summary} The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a lower court judge improperly allowed at a sentencing hearing an artificial intelligence-generated video in which…
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Fines alone aren’t enough to stop attorneys from AI errors
{mag_summary} Increasing sanctions hasn’t stopped lawyers from including artificial intelligence-generated fabrications in court briefs. Two lawyers who filed court documents with fake citations and quotes…
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The Burton Book Review: An interview with Christopher Kutz, author of ‘Publics in Action’
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Florida AG asks judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without regulation
{mag_summary} The Florida attorney general has asked a judge presiding over the state’s lawsuit against generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI to issue a temporary injunction…
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After multiple lawsuits alleging brain injuries, Six Flags retires popular roller coaster
{mag_summary} The X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, once described on the amusement park’s website as a “rite of passage for the ultimate…
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Chemerinsky: Guns, religion, environment among potential blockbusters for Supreme Court’s new term
{mag_summary} Erwin Chemerinsky. (Photo by Jim Block) When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to hear the first oral arguments of the term Monday, it will…
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Scammers impersonate criminal defense lawyer in scheme to defraud families of jailed people
{mag_summary} Scammers are impersonating a partner and a criminal defense trial attorney at a Washington law firm in a scheme targeting families and loved ones…
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New law in this state targets foreign litigation funding
{mag_summary} Ohio is cracking down on third-party litigation funding by banning investments from international funders, a move that could prevent larger funders, such as Burford…
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Legal teams increasingly use AI but worry about its cost, new report shows
{mag_summary} The use of artificial intelligence has continued to grow in the legal industry over the past year, according to a new report from e-discovery…
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Judge raising fists at defendant amounts to ‘inappropriate and undignified’ behavior, state supreme court says
{mag_summary} An Oklahoma judge in the Tulsa County District Court has been publicly reprimanded by the state supreme court for allegedly stepping away from the…
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Competition for law school admissions expected to remain hot
{mag_summary} Thanks to the charged political climate, the law school application boom of the past two years will continue to be strong this year, which…
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Attorney sentenced in Medicaid fraud scheme involving Rolls-Royce collection
{mag_summary} An Iowa attorney was sentenced earlier this month to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a Medicaid fraud charge involving phony…
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California toughens penalties for lawyers who pay people to recruit clients
{mag_summary} California has increased its punishment for lawyers who pay people to help them recruit clients, adopting a new law that imposes a $25,000 penalty…
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Justice Alito makes last-minute decision to sit out climate change case
{mag_summary} U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he is stepping back from a major climate dispute just a week before the high…
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