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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. .” ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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What constitutes “identity theft”?

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Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. Issue : Whether a person commits aggravated identity theft any time they mention or otherwise recite someone else’s name while committing a predicate offense. 14 conference).

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

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Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. Based on his concurrence, it seems likely that this petition has Gorsuch’s close attention. Until next time, stay safe ! New Relists. Returning Relists. 28 and Oct.

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Intellectual property and Navajo water rights

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Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. relisted after the Oct. 28 conference). Returning Relists. 14 and Oct. 28 conferences). Khorrami v. Arizona , 21-1553. relisted after the Sept. 14 and Oct. 28 conferences).

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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Louisiana , the Supreme Court overruled precedent from the 1970s upholding nonunanimous verdicts in criminal cases. The court there wrote that the Constitution provides a defendant the “right to demand that his liberty should not be taken from him except by … the unanimous verdict of a jury of twelve persons.”

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First Amendment questions and California arbitration battles

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Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive. If the justices grant the petition, it would be the first time the Supreme Court addresses the First Amendment implications of secret audio recordings. In Louisiana v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 16-35380, 16-35382 (9th Cir. Future Generations v.

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