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Seventh Circuit upholds dismissal of suit seeking to declare Trump winner in Wisconsin

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed Thursday the district court’s dismissal of a suit that sought to declare President Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election in Wisconsin. The suit alleged that Wisconsin violated the Electors Clause of the US Constitution.

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Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns

JURIST

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by a court-appointed redistricting commission, for failing to preserve communities of interest.

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Federal court rejects challenge to Michigan’s State Bar membership mandate

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Lathrop involved a similar freedom association challenge concerning mandatory Bar membership in the state of Wisconsin while Keller dealt with free speech. Stating that it was bound by this precedent, the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan rejected Taylor’s challenge on both grounds. Donohue and Keller v.

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Arizona dispatch: student delegates to Model Constitutional Convention pass proposed amendments on equal rights, tribal sovereignty, gerrymandering and eminent domain limits

JURIST

Representing Wisconsin, where the state Supreme Court recently struck down some of the most gerrymandered state legislative districts in the country, I felt this amendment was necessary to ensure that the American people have a democracy that represents them. It was in response to the Supreme Court decision Kelo v.

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ABA Annual Meeting 2018

LegalTalkNetwork

In addition to top caliber speakers like Eric Holder, Rod Rosenstein, and Rahm Emanuel stopping by to present, major issues like #MeToo, immigration, the 14th Amendment, the opioid epidemic, the student loan bubble, bias at SCOTUS, the death penalty, the future of the Legal Services Corporation, and much more were discussed.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

Our sincere thanks go to all involved, not only at the conference and in the book project, but also to the legal scholars from around the world who have kept us constantly informed about publications of their own work on the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A. 2019-02, pp 1-35 Brand, Ronald A.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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A nonprofit organization challenged the environmental review for construction and demolition projects at the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Installation at a regional airport in Madison. Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, Inc. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes filed a lawsuit in federal court in Idaho challenging the U.S.

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