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US dispatch: ‘independent state legislature’ theory raised by Moore v. Harper threatens US election administration

JURIST

On Wednesday, December 7, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving a fringe legal idea called the independent state legislature theory that poses a threat to the current system of election administration in the United States. The North Carolina General Assembly immediately appealed that ruling.

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Denials of review in five cases draw dissents from various justices

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday issued orders from the justices’ private conference last week. After granting four petitions for review on Friday afternoon, the court – as expected – did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2022-23 term. A state appeals court ruled that Anthony had not received a fair trial.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

SCOTUSBlog

Numerous groups attack the viability standard that the court adopted in Roe v. Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case. Amicus briefs supporting Mississippi. The viability framework. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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How the Supreme Court Laid the Foundations for ‘Racialized Policing’

The Crime Report

So Chemerinsky, one of the nation’s leading authorities on constitutional law, decided to write a book focusing on how the Supreme Court has (or has not) addressed the challenge of policing throughout its judicial history. One, ‘Is public pressure in this area of life going to change the Supreme Court?” And I think the answer is no.

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