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RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

SCOTUSBlog

One of those four involves an issue on which the court already is considering 11 other relisted cases: whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments require the use of a 12-person jury to try defendants accused of felonies, rather than the six-person jury Florida affords for many such offenses. relisted after the Apr. relisted after the Apr.

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Conservative States Gain Ground in Effort to Criminalize Abortion

The Crime Report

The Oklahoma House has voted overwhelmingly for a Republican-sponsored bill that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, with the only exception being if the life of the mother is in danger, reports the Washington Post.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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