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German court rules double jeopardy statute unconstitutional

JURIST

Originally, the law allowed four reasons for reopening a case: forgery of documents, false statements by a witness, judicial negligence or valid confessions post-trial. In 2021, the Bundestag added a fifth provision. However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law.

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

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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.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the U.S. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. Where the statute does not apply extraterritorially, plaintiffs must establish that “the conduct relevant to the statute’s focus occurred in the United States.

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SCOTUS Clarifies Statute of Limitations for APA Claims

Constitutional Law Reporter

2401(a) ’s default six-year statute of limitations until the plaintiff is injured by final agency action. In 2021, Corner Post joined a suit brought against the Board under APA. The complaint challenged Regulation II on the ground that it allows higher interchange fees than the statute permits. per transaction plus.05%

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US Supreme Court Rules Germany Entitled to State Immunity in the Nazi Art Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the U.S. According to the Court, a country’s alleged taking of property from its own nationals does not fall under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s expropriation exception, which applies to “property taken in violation of international law.”. In Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp , 592 U.

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Justices Refuse to Require Issue Exhaustion of Social Security Claimant

Constitutional Law Reporter

Saul, 593 U.S. _ (2021) , that the principles of issue exhaustion do not require Social Security disability claimants to argue at the agency level that the administrative law judges hearing their disability claims were unconstitutionally appointed. Supreme Court unanimously held in Carr v. Facts of the Case. Citing Sims v.

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SCOTUS Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Computer Fraud Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

United States , 593 U.S. _ (2021), the U.S. Van Buren’s account of ‘so’ best aligns with the term’s plain meaning as a term of reference, as further reflected by other federal statutes that use ‘so’ the same way,” Justice Barrett wrote. In Van Buren v.

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