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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

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In June 2020, the Supreme Court issued a summary reversal – meaning it decided the case without merits briefing or oral argument – in Andrus v. Washington. On remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov.

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A second look at a death-row prisoner’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim

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The Supreme Court instructed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to consider whether counsel’s inadequate performance had prejudiced Andrus – that is, whether but for counsel’s deficient performance, the mitigating evidence might have prompted at least one juror to opt for a sentence of life without parole rather than the death penalty.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Instead, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld “general jurisdiction” over Cooper on the ground that Cooper, by registering as a foreign corporation in Georgia, had consented to suit in Georgia as a condition of doing business in the state. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760. Next up is Kelly v.

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Roe Redux: Is The Viability Test Still Viable as a Constitutional Doctrine?

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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. That line was viewed as around 23 or 24 weeks.

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Stephen Breyer, pragmatic liberal, will retire at end of term

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Share Justice Stephen Breyer, a devoted pragmatist and the senior member of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, will retire from the court at the end of the 2021-22 term, NBC News reported on Wednesday. The interview reportedly did not go well, and Clinton chose a 60-year-old Washington, D.C., A pivotal vote in religion cases.

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