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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Washington. Andrus further argues that the Texas court’s decision conflicts with “vertical stare decisis,” the principle that lower courts must follow the Supreme Court’s decisions. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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Justice Breyer: A pragmatic moderate

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

He previously taught seminars on Breyer’s jurisprudence at American University Washington College of Law. Idealogues have sought to reshape the court’s jurisprudence in their own ideological vision, whether liberal or conservative, often at the expense of stare decisis and typically voiced most vigorously in dissenting opinions.

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A second look at a death-row prisoner’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim

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MARCH 30, 2022

Andrus argues that the Texas court “disregard[ed] this Court’s determinations and legal precedents to strain for a result that it prefers,” and in the process violated “vertical stare decisis,” the principle that lower courts must follow the Supreme Court’s decisions. That’s all for this week. Until next time, stay safe !

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Another look at qualified immunity

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APRIL 12, 2022

Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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Challenges to administrative action and retroactive relief for prisoners

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 11, 2022

But Cochran’s brief, instead of saying the court should deny review or hold the case for Axon , argued that the court should instead grant plenary review and consider her case alongside Axon to make sure that all relevant legal issues are completely resolved. relisted after the April 29 conference). Securities and Exchange Commission v.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Animal Legal Defense Fund. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sought a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction on the ground that the law violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760. It seems like the odds of a grant are good in one or both cases. Next up is Kelly v.

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Are timing limits on property owners’ claims jurisdictional?

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JUNE 2, 2022

Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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Allegations of racial bias in a death penalty trial

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MAY 20, 2022

Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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A capital case that tests the right to represent oneself at trial

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MAY 26, 2022

Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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Dismissing False Claims Act cases, promoting prescription fentanyl, and a capital case

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JUNE 7, 2022

Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

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APRIL 27, 2022

Animal Legal Defense Fund , involving the constitutionality of a Kansas statute criminalizing trespass by deception at animal facilities with intent to damage the enterprise. In Monday’s orders , the Supreme Court disposed of three relists.

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Roe Redux: Is The Viability Test Still Viable as a Constitutional Doctrine?

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Despite annual columns questioning such apocalyptic predictions, which often seemed more political than legal, the granting of Dobbs led me to write my first “this could be it” column. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. That line was viewed as around 23 or 24 weeks.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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JANUARY 16, 2024

The stakes in the case are high: The challengers argue that the current deferential standard is unconstitutional, while the Biden administration contends that overturning the existing doctrine would be a “convulsive shock to the legal system.” The doctrine at the center of the case is known as the Chevron doctrine.

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No, Justices Did Not Commit Perjury in Their Confirmation Hearings When Asked About Roe

JonathanTurley

MAY 4, 2022

No less a legal figure as Stephen Colbert declared “They knew, that if they were honest, they wouldn’t get the job. The first question would be the question that we’ve been discussing and that’s the issue of stare decisis. You begin with the touchstone of stare decisis and the preference for preserving precedent.

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“Badly Misses the Point”: Post Columnist Hits Roberts after his Defense of the Court’s Integrity

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Now, Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus has criticized Chief Justice Roberts as missing the point in his defense of the Court. I wanted to briefly respond on why the column replicates the historical and legal flaws of the Harris comments. In her column, What Chief Justice Roberts Misses , Marcus writes that.

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Stephen Breyer, pragmatic liberal, will retire at end of term

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 26, 2022

During a nearly 28-year career on the court, Breyer shunned rigid approaches to legal interpretation, often seeking functional rulings with an eye toward real-world consequences. The interview reportedly did not go well, and Clinton chose a 60-year-old Washington, D.C., A pivotal vote in religion cases.

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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

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A second look at a death-row prisoner’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim

Another look at qualified immunity

Challenges to administrative action and retroactive relief for prisoners

Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

Are timing limits on property owners’ claims jurisdictional?

Allegations of racial bias in a death penalty trial

A capital case that tests the right to represent oneself at trial

Dismissing False Claims Act cases, promoting prescription fentanyl, and a capital case

Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

Roe Redux: Is The Viability Test Still Viable as a Constitutional Doctrine?

Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

No, Justices Did Not Commit Perjury in Their Confirmation Hearings When Asked About Roe

“Badly Misses the Point”: Post Columnist Hits Roberts after his Defense of the Court’s Integrity

Stephen Breyer, pragmatic liberal, will retire at end of term

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