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Court holds disparate fees in business bankruptcy cases unconstitutional

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Fitzgerald , unanimously agreeing on Monday that a statute that imposes higher fees on bankruptcy filers in 48 states than in the other two states is so far from “uniform” that it transgresses the Constitution’s requirement that Congress provide “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.”.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 7, 2022 to May 13, 2022

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On our Broadcast Law Blog, we wrote last week about the FCC’s current role in regulating the Internet ( Blog Post ). In this case, the sole shareholder of the licensee, a former speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, was convicted of crimes relating to improper use of his office for private gain.

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The last grants of October Term 2022?

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Legal Services Alabama, Inc. , 22-510 Issue : Whether, when officers put a handcuffed and shackled person face-down on the floor and pushed into his back until he died, they are they entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law because the person struggled to breathe before dying. Louis, Mo. ,

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An important week for immigration law

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Shalini Bhargava Ray , who teaches immigration law and administrative law at the University of Alabama, joins Amy to break down these cases. The post An important week for immigration law appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Please tell us your first name and where you’re calling from. Listen now on Acast.

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Separation of powers and mental health evidence in capital sentencing

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The court also denied review to the state of Alabama in Hamm v. FDIC , involving separation of powers and administrative law claims. Critics have long argued that such removal restrictions impinge on the president’s ability to supervise the executive branch and ensure that the laws be faithfully executed. Chenery Corp.