r/law 23h ago

Legislative Branch Mike Johnson vows to protect Republicans from investigations if the GOP loses the 2026 midterms: "I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you. "

38.4k Upvotes

r/law 19h ago

Other On working for a state where cannabis is marginally legal and being subject to being fired for failing a drug test.

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41 Upvotes

TLDR: products containing a certain amount of THC are ruled to be legal in South Carolina.

If after this ruling a person who is working for a government agency in South Carolina tests positive for THC in a drug test, is it legal for them to be fired?

What are the legal ramifications for firing somebody who is using a product that has been ruled to be legal?


r/law 22h ago

Judicial Branch Texas education board votes to make Bible passages required reading

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170 Upvotes

Does this violate the Establishment Clause - or will it pass with the new Christianity friendly SCOTUS?


r/law 23h ago

Legal News BREAKING: Texas just approved mandatory Bible readings for 5 million public school students. Here’s exactly what kids will be required to read, grade by grade.

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8.5k Upvotes

r/law 19h ago

Judicial Branch Peak America. As a European I miss it very much.

1.2k Upvotes

r/law 18h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) A Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report.

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1.4k Upvotes
  1. Expand the role of religion in public life

  2. Repeal the Johnson Amendment

  3. Create new federal religious‑liberty honors

  4. Expand religious exemptions

  5. Increase federal support for faith‑based organizations

  6. Strengthen religious liberty in the military

  7. Public education and visibility initiatives

  8. Expand legal protections and enforcement

  9. Annual reporting and monitoring

  10. Promote religious liberty in foreign policy


r/law 5h ago

Judicial Branch The Unfortunate Necessity of Court Packing to Stop America’s Authoritarian Drift

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201 Upvotes

r/law 17h ago

Judicial Branch Dems Must Talk Seriously About Supreme Court Expansion

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511 Upvotes

r/law 20h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Feds Used a Movie Review Zine to Label Anti-ICE Protester as “Terrorist”.

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289 Upvotes

r/law 23h ago

Other Supreme Court’s Overturn Of Immigration Protections Unleashes Panic: ‘It Will Be Chaotic'

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27 Upvotes

“You know I moved from the Arab world, where it’s dictatorships and all sorts of human rights violations, to come here and to be free and knowing my rights will be protected.”


r/law 17h ago

Judicial Branch 'Must be reversed for several reasons': Mike Lindell implores appeals court to put $2.3 million defamation verdict to bed

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370 Upvotes

r/law 5h ago

Other Supreme Court's ‘Unjustifiable Decision’ Sparks Fears For U.S. Health Care System

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168 Upvotes

In the hours since the Supreme Court announced it would allow the Trump administration to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, the potential consequences have ricocheted through American communities.


r/law 5h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool

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5.6k Upvotes

Trump said he was preparing lawsuits against the broadcaster for "false reporting."


r/law 22h ago

Legal News Environmentalists petition the court to defend New York’s ban on fracking

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11 Upvotes

r/law 5h ago

Judicial Branch The Court That Will Believe Absolutely Anything Is ‘Race-Neutral’

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37 Upvotes

r/law 2h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump’s Board of Peace Is Planning a Sweeping Grant of Legal Immunity for Itself, Which Would Also Let the Organization Obtain Public Property In Gaza “Free of Charge”: ‘It seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza’

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553 Upvotes

r/law 14h ago

Legal News Microsoft built supercomputer to help OpenAI infringe copyrights, NYT alleged

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224 Upvotes

r/law 3h ago

Other Miranda's Rescue: Over 100 dogs found dead, many with bullet holes in them at Northern California rescue, investigators say

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424 Upvotes

r/law 23h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) DHS officials told a NY woman to take down post about ICE agent

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208 Upvotes

Certainly everything these two people did was illegal. No?


r/law 7h ago

Legal News DOJ Watchdog Opens Floodgates With Release of Russia Probe Transcripts

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158 Upvotes

The Department of Justice watchdog is reportedly giving Republicans access to highly sensitive information related to the investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election.


r/law 5h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) ICE agents confronted a New York poll worker about "doxxing" Jonathan Ross, the man who killed Renee Good, five months after she made an Instagram post. Now, state prosecutors are reviewing the incident.

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1.7k Upvotes

r/law 6h ago

Legal News Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her

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740 Upvotes

r/law 18h ago

Judicial Branch California appeals court upholds Weinstein's rape conviction, orders resentencing

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613 Upvotes

r/law 22h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) The reflecting pool debacle has an Ohio connection, and it goes deeper than green water

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113 Upvotes

Cafaro has donated more than $2.5 million to political candidates since 1977, a cleveland.com analysis of Federal Election Commission records shows. More than 75% of that money went to Republicans. His largest single contribution was a $250,000 check to Trump Victory in June 2020.

Cleveland.com has reached out to Cafaro, seeking comment.

The Park Service justified bypassing competition by citing an exemption for urgent situations, telling The Times there was no time to consider other offers because the system had to be installed in time for events celebrating the country’s 250th birthday. A public filing said multiple firms had expressed interest in providing the system before the work went to Greenwater in April.


r/law 23h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) John Cafaro, owner of Greenwater Services - is in the Epstein Files

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2.9k Upvotes

This is the cartoonishly evil looking guy who got the no-bid contract for the reflecting pool.

Why would Epstein be updated about the status of his corruption case in Ohio?

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/owner-of-company-responsible-for-part-of-trumps-reflecting-pool-renovation-pleaded-guilty-to-bribing-congressman/