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Court revives DNA evidence case of Texas man on death-row

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Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the case of a man on death-row in Texas who is seeking DNA testing to provide evidence that he asserts will clear him. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that Rodney Reed had filed his challenge to the Texas law governing DNA testing too late.

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SCOTUS Sides With Death Row Inmate in DNA-Testing Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court majority, when a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. 1983 procedural due process claim begins to run at the end of the state-court litigation. Reed then sued in federal court under 42 U.S.C.

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December 2020 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. climate litigation charts. In October, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction.

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September 2021 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. climate litigation charts. Circuit Found Deficiencies in Climate Change and Environmental Justice Analyses for Texas LNG Export Terminals. and non-U.S.

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July 2021 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. climate litigation charts. The conservation groups’ appeal of the district court decision is still pending, with the opening brief due on July 12.

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