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In “odd” clash of statutory text and habeas precedent, three conservative justices seem undecided

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As Roberts put it, what should the court do in a situation where “the plain language” of a statute “seems to require one result,” while “the plainly logical meaning of a subsequent precedent” seems to require the opposite? But a 2012 Supreme Court decision, Martinez v. The question raised in Shinn v.

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Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

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As the case comes to the Supreme Court, Medrano contended that the use of his statements violated his rights under Miranda v. Arizona , the landmark 1966 decision that requires police officers to tell suspects that they have a right to remain silent and to have a lawyer with them during interrogation.

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The long conference’s relists

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Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Three trials the district court selected as non-binding “bellwether” trials resulted in plaintiff verdicts. Below we briefly discuss those 14 cases. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

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Can you sue the police for Miranda violations? Court will wrestle with rules, rights, and remedies for wrongs.

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Arizona is one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in American criminal procedure. Dickerson put the kibosh on an unconstitutional federal statute that, effectively, sought to overrule Miranda. Share Miranda v. 3) Goodbye, Miranda ? 4) Proximate cause says what?

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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In 2021, the District Court ruled that the Berkeley ordinance was not preempted by EPCA , rejecting the notion that EPCA preempts local ordinances that do “not facially address any of those [energy conservation or energy use] standards.” Under EPCA, the U.S. Berkeley has not yet said whether it will appeal the Ninth Circuit’s ruling.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. and non-U.S.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. The court further found that EPCA’s legislative history did not support the plaintiff’s “expansive interpretation.” and non-U.S.

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