JURIST

MAY 17, 2021

The US Supreme Court held Monday that individuals whose convictions became final before Ramos v. Louisiana , holding that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous under the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, do not receive the advantages of jury unanimity on federal collateral review. In Edward v.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Their cases are about the failure of justice in the Louisiana criminal justice system. I know Louisiana justice. Both were committed to the Louisiana prison system with life sentences. Henry was committed to the Louisiana State Penitentiary when the prison—more commonly known as Angola—was the “bloodiest prison in America.”.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes’ lawsuit against The Advocate can move forward, court rules”: Andrea Gallo of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report on a ruling that the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit , issued yesterday.

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MAY 17, 2021

“Ban on Non-Unanimous Verdicts Is Not Retroactive, Supreme Court Rules; The 6-to-3 decision, a sequel to a ruling last year, affects thousands of prisoners in Louisiana and Oregon”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. .”

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2022

The plaintiffs were three disabled individuals from New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Thus, the court concluded, Uber is not required to provide WAVs under the ADA. The post California court rules Uber not required to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights Too, US Appeals Court Rules; Court vacates conviction of Texas man tied to five shootings; Ruling is latest fallout from US Supreme Court landmark ruling”: Erik Larson of Bloomberg News has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2024

The US Supreme Court Monday declined a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson, effectively allowing him to be sued by a Louisiana police officer for negligence. ” Both the district court and the Fifth Circuit looked to NAACP v. .” The case at bar, DeRay Mckesson v.

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MAY 19, 2022

.’s use of an in-house judge violates defendants’ rights; The ruling by an appeals court covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi applies only in that territory, but it’s the latest challenge to the way the agency handles enforcement actions”: Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Jones v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. The court’s six conservative justices disagreed.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday affirmed a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocking the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The ruling results from a 2-1 decision from the three-judge panel.

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JURIST

JUNE 28, 2022

.” Further, the Court found the enforcement of this abortion ban would create for the plaintiffs an “irreparable, and imminent injury.” ” This order comes after the US Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade , a 50-year-old ruling, through holding in Dobbs v.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2021

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal by a group of oil companies challenging a California state court ruling permitting two California cities to sue for damages related to climate change, meaning the case will be heard in state court.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 10, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2022

A court ruling that vacated the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history undermines trust in contracts with the government, Shell says in an amicus brief backing Louisiana and the American Petroleum Institute's request that the D.C. Circuit overturn the ruling.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Simmons has maintained his innocence, saying he was in Louisiana at the time of the 1974 slaying of Carolyn Sue Rogers inside an Edmond liquor store. Supreme Court rulings related to capital punishment. He and co-defendant Don Roberts were both convicted in 1975 of the murder and initially sentenced to death.

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Law 360

JUNE 15, 2021

State Farm has asked a Louisiana federal judge to throw out a New Orleans restaurant's COVID-19 insurance coverage suit, urging the court to follow other federal courts' rulings that have "uniformly" held that the virus and resulting government orders do not cause property damage.

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JURIST

JUNE 26, 2023

The US Supreme Court removed a stay Monday in Ardoin v. Robinson , unblocking a lower court order requiring Louisiana to redraw its congressional map to include a second majority-Black district. As in Alabama, the people of Louisiana have the law on their side and the facts on their side.

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The Crime Report

JULY 13, 2022

His case ended up before the Supreme Court, which issued a 7–2 decision against Scott. ” The Court held that black men and women, free or slaves, were not American citizens. The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to throw out the charge against Plessy, his case ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. Issue : Whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana bars Puerto Rico from continuing to authorize non-unanimous acquittals. In Ramos v. In Centeno v.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But, Gorsuch continued, “the whole project deserves a tombstone no one could miss,” and he urged his colleagues to “acknowledge forthrightly that Chevron did not undo, and could not have undone, the judicial duty to provide an independent judgment of the law’s meaning in the cases that come before the Nation’s courts.”.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Additionally, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in 1802 that once crossed over into Vermont, a slave contract from another state was unenforceable. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent. Article 1 of Vermont’s Constitution states “[t]hat all persons are born equally free and independent.”

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, what test courts should use to determine whether a sentencing delay violates due process. In 1997, the state of Louisiana charged Nathaniel Lambert with three aggravated crimes: burglary, rape, and “crime against humanity.” In Lambert v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 30, 2020

10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I Lien sketched Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill, who faced off against Bélanger in Edwards v. Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill, Edwards v. On the other end of the formality spectrum, Ramzi Kassem argued in October in Tanzin v. Doe I (Dec.

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The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2021

The decision follows multiple previous precedents set by the Court over the past decade that sharply limited courts’ ability to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without parole, the lawyers wrote. In Miller v. Four years later, in Montgomery v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether a person commits aggravated identity theft any time they mention or otherwise recite someone else’s name while committing a predicate offense. relisted after the Oct. 14 conference). Returning Relists.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Instead, the state outsourced that job to private citizens — anyone in the state could sue an abortion provider who violated the ban, secure at least $10,000 in damages, and request a court order to stop that doctor from doing it again. Besides, the best chance for supporters of abortion rights is to lean on precedent.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are generally not the proper forum for resolving claims that the Executive Branch should make more arrests or bring more prosecutions.”

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Based on his concurrence, it seems likely that this petition has Gorsuch’s close attention. Until next time, stay safe ! New Relists. Your attention to detail leaves something to be desired. Returning Relists.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration can temporarily continue to communicate with social media companies about moderation policies, lifting a lower court ruling blocking communication between social media companies and a limited number of Executive Branch officials.

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MAY 31, 2022

Before filing suit, plaintiff consulted with a friend who was an attorney in Louisiana. While plaintiff asserted that he relied on advice from an out-of-state attorney and was acting pro se when the notices were sent, the Court ruled that this did not constitute extraordinary cause. Plaintiff thereafter filed this HCLA suit.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2023

Adnan Syed’s conviction is now on hold as the Maryland Supreme Court decides whether to hear his appeal of the lower court ruling. Billy Sinclair spent 40 years in the Louisiana prison system, six of which were on death row. Whatever the outcome in the Syed case, Young Lee’s revenge should not play a role in it.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the federal government owes the Navajo Nation an affirmative, judicially enforceable fiduciary duty to assess and address the Navajo Nation’s need for water from particular sources, in the absence of any substantive source of law that expressly establishes such a duty. relisted after the Oct.

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The Crime Report

JULY 14, 2022

These charges were later dropped after intense media and public outcry.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Louisiana that have raised doubts about imposing the death sentence for crimes such as rape. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that imposing the death penalty for rape was cruel and unusual punishment. Georgia , Coker v. Georgia and Kennedy v. Between 1908 and 1951, all 45 prisoners executed for rape in Virginia were Black men.

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The Crime Report

MAY 23, 2022

Two landmark rulings in the U.S. A Louisiana judge rejected President Joe Biden’s push to end Title 42, which restricted access of would-be asylum seekers to the U.S. and Mexico have given poilicymakers contradictory guidelines on the treatment of border crossers. during COVID-19, reports the Associated Press.

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