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Denials of review in five cases draw dissents from various justices

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Alito’s dissent in that case rested primarily on the doctrine of stare decisis – the idea that courts should generally not overturn their prior precedent unless there is a good reason to do so. Louisiana , holding that the Constitution establishes a right to a unanimous jury that applies in both federal and state courts.

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

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Tyrance McCall, a Florida resident, filed suit in Georgia against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Ohio, after a 2016 accident in Florida resulted from the alleged failure of a tire that Cooper manufactured in Arkansas.

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A capital case that tests the right to represent oneself at trial

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The Ohio Supreme Court held that neither the waiver of counsel nor the question about self-representation constituted a proper invocation of the Sixth Amendment right of self-representation, noting that the Supreme Court has said that a defendant must “clearly and unequivocally declare[]” his intention to proceed pro se under Faretta v.

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Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

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Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, like many cities, have municipal excise taxes on “outdoor advertising” — essentially, a business tax on rental billboard advertising space. The Ohio Supreme Court held that the Cincinnati tax was constitutionally impermissible under the First Amendment. City of Cincinnati, Ohio v.

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

The Crime Report

Ohio was the biggest mistake made during the most liberal era in Supreme Court history, and why the concept of policing in a democracy has been struggling to regain its footing ever since. Ohio paved the way for what we have now—which is that police can stop virtually any person at any time. What was the biggest mistake there?

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