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A seven-case late-May calendar

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court today announced it would hear arguments in seven cases at its next calendar, the second of two calendars in May. This will be a heavier calendar than the court has had in a while. Like all calendars since April 2020 , the late-May 2022 calendar will be remote and based in San Francisco.

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Seven cases on the late-May calendar

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court has announced a seven-case late-May calendar. Like all calendars since April 2020 , and for the foreseeable future, May’s arguments will be remote and based in San Francisco. (See May is the only month with two oral argument sessions. See here , here , here , and here.) The court granted review in March 2020.

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Five cases on the January calendar include (at least) one with an adequately percolated issue

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court has announced its January calendar, the first one to be presided over by Patricia Guerrero, who will be sworn in as Chief Justice days before the arguments. merge with the charged homicide and cannot be the basis for a second degree felony-murder instruction.” There will be five cases heard. Chiu (2014) 59 Cal.4th

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Hunter Biden’s New Sobriety Defense Lifts the Blackout Dates on Addiction

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Here is the column: Hunter Biden returned to court today on the felony indictment for his possession of a handgun, including allegations that he lied on an Oct.12, The problem for the case is that Hunter and his counsel appear to have an elastic calendar on his addiction, depending on its value in a given case or controversy.

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Justices take up challenge to purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map

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South Carolina Conference of the NAACP to their merits calendar for the 2023-24 term as well as three other cases, including a dispute arising from former President Donald Trump’s lease of a government-owned building in Washington, D.C., He agreed with the government that the members lacked standing – that is, a legal right to bring the case.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The California federal court said the substantive legal issues in the District of Wyoming case were distinct from the procedural issues at issue in this action. Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. The court ordered the Board of Regents to produce all requested records within 90 days. Arizona Board of Regents , No.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On September 30, the Fourth Circuit tentatively calendared oral argument on the companies’ appeal for the December 10–12 argument session. The court also temporarily enjoined two felony riot statutes because they went “far beyond” the State’s “appropriate interest” in criminalizing participation in a riot with acts of force or violence.

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