Constitutional Law Court Rules Legal Louisiana 
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 29, 2022
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Despite annual columns questioning such apocalyptic predictions, which often seemed more political than legal, the granting of Dobbs led me to write my first “this could be it” column. That does not mean the court will do so, but it could substantially reduce Roe’s hold over states.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 4, 2021
Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021). BP p.l.c. ,
JonathanTurley
JULY 15, 2022
.” Ironically, it was the only part of the president’s remarks that is consistent with what the court actually said in its decision in Dobbs v. Wade, the court ruled that millions of citizens, not nine justices, must now decide the question of abortion. It would also unleash potential legal challenges.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2022
Biden admitted that his White House counsel and their preferred legal experts told him that the move was likely unconstitutional. Despite the pledge to return to a respect for the “rule of law,” Biden openly suggested that they could use the litigation to get as much money out the door as possible before being barred by the courts.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 26, 2023
Robinson , in which Louisiana had asked the justices to review a ruling by a federal district court that would have required the state’s legislature to draw a new congressional map that included a second majority-Black district. The case had been on hold for nearly a year, waiting for the court to issue its ruling in Allen v.
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