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US Supreme Court declines to hear case regarding jury size in felony trials

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The United States Supreme Court Monday denied the appeal of Ramin Khorrami, an Arizona man who was convicted of fraud before an eight-member jury. Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah.

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Intellectual property and Navajo water rights

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Amgen argues that the Supreme Court has held that whether a patent satisfies the “enablement” requirement is a jury question, and argues that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has deviated from that by holding that enablement is a question of law that courts review without deference. Navajo Nation.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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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. .” The US District Court Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of the states, enjoining Homeland Security from enforcing the memorandum.

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What constitutes “identity theft”?

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Judge Priscilla Richman wrote separately to say that although “there is undeniably a split among circuit courts” on this issue, Dubin’s actions came within the statute’s literal prohibition against “us[ing], without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.”. Arizona , 21-1553. 14 conferences). Khorrami v.

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

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Fitisemanu and the Tulis argue that the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, embraced the founding-era common-law understanding of birthright citizenship. Arizona , 21-1553. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony.

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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Petitioner Ramin Khorrami was convicted of fraud in Arizona state court by an eight-person jury. Arizona he asks the Supreme Court to overrule a 1970 precedent holding that states can use juries as small as six jurors to try defendants for felonies. Arizona , 21-1553. 28 conference). Khorrami v.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. South Dakota Federal Court Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Laws Targeting Pipeline Protesters. and non-U.S.

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