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US Supreme Court grants certiorari for two cases regarding federal district courts’ jurisdiction

JURIST

Under § 2255, federal inmates can collaterally challenge their convictions on any ground cognizable on collateral review, with successive attacks limited to certain claims indicating “factual innocence” or relying on “constitutional law decisions made retroactive” by the Supreme Court. ” Jones v. Cochran is.

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US appeals court orders dismissal of Marjorie Taylor Greene lawsuit over candidacy challenge

JURIST

In March, a group of voters challenged Greene’s eligibility to run for office claiming that Greene had “engaged in insurrection” connected to the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. An administrative law judge ruled that the challengers lacked sufficient evidence to prove that Greene engaged in the January 6 insurrection.

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Former Denmark immigration minister sentenced to prison for illegal family separation

JURIST

.” The court determined that Støjberg’s actions were intentional and in violation of Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights, as well as general principles of Danish administrative law; 25 out of 26 judges voted to convict. European law forbids family separations of any kind except for extreme circumstances.

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Justices let FDA denial of vape flavorings stand

SCOTUSBlog

A 2009 law, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, requires manufacturers to get permission from the FDA before putting a new tobacco product on the market. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the 5th Circuits ruling.

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Starbucks loses unfair labor practices case after firing two workers engaged in organizing union

JURIST

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The case predates the massive unionizing of Starbucks workers across the country, which began in 2021.

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‘Glassdoor For Judges’ Prepares To Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary Of Upending The Clerkship System

Above The Law

The JAA would extend the same basic workplace protections that apply to most other workers, to judiciary employees who support the daily functioning of our courts; and it would ensure that judges who interpret federal anti-discrimination laws, are themselves subject to them. Our first bold initiative?

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NFTs And The Law: What Do I Actually Own?

LawTechnologyToday

On March 11, 2021, the esteemed Christie’s auction house sold a digital artwork (titled Everydays ) by an artist named Beeple for $69,346,250 USD. the “others” who will bear securities law liability). Julian Pipolo is an Australasian lawyer working at a top-tier firm predominantly in administrative law.

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