Wilkins v. United States: Another PLF case goes to the Supreme Court

 

The Supreme Court agrees to hear oral arguments in only about 70 cases each term—out of roughly 7,000-8,000 cert petitions.

Jeff McCoy and Nicole W.C. Yeatman share this week’s exciting news that the Supreme Court accepted a second PLF case for review in its next term.

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The legacy of Plessy v. Ferguson 130 years later

 

On June 7, 1892, a 30-year-old shoemaker from New Orleans bought a first-class seat on a Louisiana train—setting in motion the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case, which asked whether the law can treat people differently on the basis of race.

Brittany Hunter takes us back in time to the wrongly decided case and discusses its connections to PLF’s Coalition for TJ case.

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The Carolina Journal (Video): Challenging North Carolina town’s economic restrictions

 

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When the pandemic forced entrepreneur Ami Hill to close her Kitty Hawk, NC, art gallery, she still needed to feed her family of five. So she transformed an old school bus into a mobile gallery, intending to take her art show on the road.

Unfortunately, explains Donna Matias, Ami ran into a legal roadblock that throws her livelihood and rights…under the bus. Now, she’s fighting back.

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