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  2. Lawrence v. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws criminalizing sodomy between consenting adults are unconstitutional. [ a ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Court reaffirmed the concept of a " right to privacy " that earlier cases had found the U.S. Constitution provides, even though it ...

  3. District of Columbia v. Heller - Wikipedia

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    District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.It ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home, and that the District of Columbia's handgun ban and requirement that lawfully owned rifles ...

  4. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas paid instructors $41,744, below the national average of $46,593. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) administers the state's public school systems. Texas has over 1,000 school districts; all districts except the Stafford Municipal School District are independent from municipal government and many cross city boundaries. [368]

  5. Timeline of Donald Trump's first presidency (2017 Q1) - Wikipedia

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    President Trump signs three executive orders regarding law enforcement: Executive Order 13773, 13774 and 13776. [147] The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies the Trump administration's appeal to block the lower-court ruling that halted the travel ban. [148]

  6. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    However, on June 6, 2023, a court temporarily blocked enforcement of both the board rule and the law. [233] In June 2024, a judge permanently blocked the law from taking effect. [234] In August 2024, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the permanent injunction while the matter is appealed. [235] Iowa: Governor Kim Reynolds: March 22, 2023 ...

  7. Stop and identify statutes - Wikipedia

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    Fernandez, 2011 IL App (2d) 100473, which specifically states that section 107-14 is found in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, not the Criminal Code of 1961, and governs only the conduct of police officers. There is no corresponding duty in the Criminal Code of 1961 that a suspect who is the target of such an order must comply.

  8. Sanctuary city - Wikipedia

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    State law passed in 1987: "Oregon Revised Statute 181.850, which prohibits law enforcement officers at the state, county or municipal level from enforcing federal immigration laws that target people based on their race or ethnic origin, when those individuals are not suspected of any criminal activities." [194] [195]