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Brazil Supreme Court revokes passport of ex-Environmental Minister amid illegal timber sale investigations

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A Brazilian Supreme Court ( Supremo Tribunal Federal ) justice, on Thursday, issued an order revoking the passport of former Environment Minister Ricardo Salles. The post Brazil Supreme Court revokes passport of ex-Environmental Minister amid illegal timber sale investigations appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Justices grant review in two cases that test jurisdiction of district courts

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Share The Supreme Court on Monday added two new cases , both involving the jurisdiction of federal district courts, to the merits docket for the 2022-23 term. An administrative law judge agreed that Cochran had violated federal law, fined her over $20,000, and banned her from practicing before the SEC for five years.

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Affirmative action cases up first in November argument calendar

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Share The Supreme Court will kick off its November argument session with the highest-profile cases of that session: challenges to the consideration of race in the admissions process at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The court moved Mallory v. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. 11, to Nov.