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US Supreme Court grants certiorari for two cases regarding federal district courts’ jurisdiction

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Under § 2255, federal inmates can collaterally challenge their convictions on any ground cognizable on collateral review, with successive attacks limited to certain claims indicating “factual innocence” or relying on “constitutional law decisions made retroactive” by the Supreme Court. ” Jones v.

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India Supreme Court issues notice in petition challenging bar exam rules

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It also seeks a stay on the Bar Council’s December 21, 2020 notification which announces that the AIBE will be conducted twice, first on 24 January and then on 21 March 2021. Once an advocate has cleared the exam, the Chairman of the Bar Council issues a certificate of practice deeming them fit to practice law in India.

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Supreme Court Greenlights Pre-enforcement Challenges to FTC and SEC Proceedings

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In such actions where the Commission elects to institute administrative proceedings to address statutory violations, it typically delegates the initial adjudication to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with authority to resolve motions, hold a hearing, and then issue a decision. Citing Carr v. Saul , 593 U.S.

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Justices Refuse to Require Issue Exhaustion of Social Security Claimant

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Saul, 593 U.S. _ (2021) , that the principles of issue exhaustion do not require Social Security disability claimants to argue at the agency level that the administrative law judges hearing their disability claims were unconstitutionally appointed. Supreme Court unanimously held in Carr v. Facts of the Case. Thereafter, the U.S.

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Monday March 1: US v. Arthrex — Was the PTAB Unconstitutionally Appointed

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Supreme Court 2021). 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Whether, if administrative patent judges are principal officers, the court of appeals properly cured any Appointments Clause defect in the current statutory scheme prospectively by severing the application of 5 U.S.C. by Dennis Crouch. United States v.

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For reasons the Biden administration has yet to explain, it appears to have ignored the law, according to the House committee. Under the five-year terms granted in 2016, these directors had to be reappointed by Becerra by December 2021. 12, 2021, to do even the most mundane tasks as a director.

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India court stays new technology rules for violating free speech

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Opinion based on criticism reinforces its acceptance in a democratic society.