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Louisiana judge reinstates injunction against state’s abortion ban

JURIST

Louisiana Judge Donald Johnson Tuesday granted a petition filed by reproductive health providers against the state’s abortion ban, the latest in a back-and-forth case set in motion after the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Johnson granted a temporary restraining order against state laws designed to take effect after Roe v.

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US Supreme Court refuses to move California suit against oil companies to federal court

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal by a group of oil companies challenging a California state court ruling permitting two California cities to sue for damages related to climate change, meaning the case will be heard in state court.

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How Can We Better Understand Federal Sentencing Through Plea Agreements?

The Crime Report

This statute permits a defendant’s attorney to enter into plea negotiations with the U.S. The trial court can accept or reject the plea agreement. However, under Rule 11(c)(1)(C), once the court accepts the agreement, it is bound by the recommended sentence in that agreement. Supreme Court has ruled that 18 U.S.C.

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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. Youngkin , in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Data on Choice-of-Court Clause Enforcement in US

Conflict of Laws

There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. This feeling of pity is compounded when I imagine this same lawyer trying to advise her client as to whether a choice-of-court clause will be enforced by a court in the United States.

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Why the Dobbs decision won’t imperil pregnancy-related medical care

SCOTUSBlog

Among the most common claims of politicians and media pundits is that the court’s decision means that states that choose to limit or ban abortion will also prohibit women from receiving life-saving medical care for ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages. a miscarriage]; or (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy.”

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What constitutes “identity theft”?

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. In recent years, the Supreme Court has expressed misgivings about white-collar prosecutions under broadly worded statutes. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed. Louisiana , 21-993.

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