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SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. Because the crux of Durbin’s overbilling was inflating the value of services actually provided, and the patient’s means of identification was an ancillary part of the Medicaid billing process, the statute was not violated. In Durbin v.

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The art of justice: Re-examining landmark Supreme Court cases through expressionist paintings

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The perfect antidote is Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights , edited by Professors M.C. Artist and lawyer Xavier Cortada has created 10 striking paintings, each depicting a significant Supreme Court case originating in Florida. This time, represented by a lawyer, he was acquitted.

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Alberta government considers revising Cabinet powers under proposed Sovereignty Act

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Under normal circumstances, it would be up to the Albertan government to sue the federal government and prove that the federal law is unconstitutional. The post Alberta government considers revising Cabinet powers under proposed Sovereignty Act appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Fetterman Turns to Controversial Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias’ Firm to Strike Down Pennsylvania Election Provisions

JonathanTurley

Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman and other Democrats have filed a federal lawsuit to strike down parts of Pennsylvania’s election law after the state Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots with incorrect dates or no dates should not be counted.Fetterman is challenging the state law on constitutional and federal statutes.

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A president and a justice: The shaping of securities law at the Supreme Court

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The overwhelming majority of those books, though, analyze the work of the court interpreting the Constitution. The court’s other task — interpreting federal statutes — remains markedly underrepresented. The court’s securities law docket ballooned during Powell’s tenure – from approximately 1.5

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Georgetown Professor Denounces “Lawless” and “Actively Rogue” Justices, Lawyers, and Law Professors

JonathanTurley

Indeed, last week my study on the decline of free speech was published with other example of this rising orthodoxy among faculty members (“ Harm and Hegemony: The Decline of Free Speech in the United States ”). It is not enough for Professor Feldman to passionately disagree with the constitutional interpretation of the Court or other faculty.

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Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

During oral arguments held on January 7, two of the lawyers were forced to participate by phone due to testing positive for COVID-19. The post Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a diabetic, also elected to participate remotely.