SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In their petition, the legislators argue that courts are split as to whether an official seeking to intervene in a case under a state law must prove that the state’s interest is not adequately represented. Federal law curtails the extent to which a federal court can consider arguments that a prisoner has not presented in state court.

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Litigation Litigating Court Attorney 87

JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2021

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague. The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana agreed and issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law. A three-judge panel of the appellate court reversed the lower court decision in a 2-1 split.

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Statute Laws Court Misdemeanor 288

The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

State governments are already responding to the Dobbs decision with new regulations banning abortion or working to reinforce protections for people seeking abortions in their states across state lines. HB314 reinforced Alabama statute banning abortion that was never appealed after it was made unenforceable under Roe. South Dakota.

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Felony Statute Laws Court Decisions 59

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute.

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Court Statute Government Litigation 42

SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Both cases are now before the Supreme Court. Because of the wrinkles of the court’s jurisdictional statutes, Garcia comes from the three-judge district court directly to the Supreme Court as an appeal over which the court has mandatory jurisdiction. Palmer would ordinarily go through the U.S. . 12 and Jan.

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Court Laws Statute Court Decisions 92

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Two principal federal antitrust statutes govern agreements among competitors: the Sherman Act of 1890, which prohibits monopolization and unlawful trade restraints, and the Clayton Act of 1914, which identifies additional prohibited conduct, including with respect to interlocking directorates, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Finance Litigation Litigating Laws 102