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Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS

Constitutional Law Reporter

Arizona: In this death penalty case, the justices will decide whether the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling that a state rule of criminal procedure barred the defendant, John Cruz, from obtaining relief is an adequate and independent state-law ground for the judgment against him. . Please check back for updates.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

City and County of San Francisco, California : The case revolves around a legal challenge to a federal immigration rule. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians , 480 U.S.

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Tantamount to nothing: Miranda “rights” can(not) be wronged

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Arizona does not provide a basis for civil damages under 42 U.S.C. The majority’s decision both hobbles Miranda ’s enforceability and unceremoniously strips the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination of Miranda ’s prophylactic protection, heretofore regarded as criminal procedure canon in American law.

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The “great chief” and the “super chief”: A final showdown in Supreme Court March Madness

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Both reshaped American law and society. Both are legal titans who defeated a string of worthy contenders to reach the championship. Ask any constitutional law student to name the most iconic Supreme Court decision, and they’ll probably answer Marbury v. Arizona ), voting rights ( Baker v. Board of Education.

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Fifth Circuit Blocks Texas SB 4 and Rejects the Invasion Theory Under State War Clause

JonathanTurley

While I agree with the Fifth Circuit that it is largely locked into the existing precedent in cases like Arizona v. 387, 399 (2012), finding “field preemption” of state immigration laws. It is a bitter recognition for the state that the open border conditions are the product of federal laws and policies.

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Lessons Learned In Law School

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Alfonso Nevárez (AN) of Nevarez Law Group is a skilled injury lawyer that has litigated cases involving catastrophic injuries and death against some of the largest corporations in the world In 1998, Lance Entrekin (LE) started The Entrekin Law Firm to assist injury victims in the state of Arizona. Relationships matter.

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The Supreme Court Fails To End The Feres Doctrine. Now It Is Up To Congress

JonathanTurley

I have been a vocal critic of Feres for decades and wrote a three-part study of the military legal system 20 years ago that detailed how this doctrine began in 1950 with a clearly erroneous reading of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The West Point case shows the legal lunacy and lethality of this doctrine. For example, Lt.

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