Welcome to Justiceline, ThinkProgress Justice’s morning round-up of the latest legal news and developments. Remember to follow us on Twitter at @TPJustice.
- The Laurens County, SC Republican Party told candidates they must sign a pledge that they’ve never had premarital sex before they can get on the primary ballot. Seriously.
- Two California men are suing police because they believe their Second Amendment rights were violated after they were handcuffed because they were making a show of displaying firearms outside a shopping center.
- The Nevada Supreme Court will reconsider an legislative ethics law that was recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
- The Iowa House’s effort to push through several pro-gun measures appears stalled in the state senate.
- The Connecticut Supreme Court held that a prison could force feed a prisoner on hunger strike.
- And, finally, after bringing us the George W. Bush presidency in 2000, the brilliant political strategists at the Green Party now want the Affordable Care Act struck down.
Previous in TP Justice
By clicking and submitting a comment I acknowledge the ThinkProgress Privacy Policy and agree to the ThinkProgress Terms of Use. I understand that my comments are also being governed by Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Hotmail’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policies as applicable, which can be found here.