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• August 22, 2025

  After 41 Years In Prison, Mass. Man Sees Murder Case Nixed

  A man who spent 41 years behind bars for a murder he said he did not commit can now put the long-running case behind him, after prosecutors opted not to try him again for the 1984 killing of his friend in her Massachusetts apartment.

• August 22, 2025

  4th Circ. Rules Virginia Gov. Can Deny Felon Voting Rights

  A formerly incarcerated Virginia man convicted of attempted murder as a minor couldn't argue his constitutional rights had been violated by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who refused to allow him to vote, the Fourth Circuit said, finding the state's process of vesting reenfranchisement in its top executive was constitutional.

• August 20, 2025

  'Amen': Judge Puts Texas Ten Commandments Law On Hold

  A Texas federal court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state law requiring public schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, saying the law likely violates the Constitution.

• August 20, 2025

  NY Town To Expedite Mosque Approvals In Land-Use Deal

  The town of Oyster Bay, New York, has settled a mosque's claims that the town amended its parking laws in a targeted attempt to thwart redevelopment efforts, agreeing to oversee the quick approval of the mosque's application and to amend the underlying parking ordinance.

• August 19, 2025

  4th Circ. Revives Habeas Bid Over Attorney-Client Evidence

  The Fourth Circuit has ordered a lower court to conclusively determine whether a Maryland woman's rights were violated after prosecutors retried her for murder using information they gathered from her successful ineffective assistance of counsel motion during the first trial.

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