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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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The last grants of October Term 2022?

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Legal Services Alabama, Inc. , Securities and Exchange Commission , 22-991 Issue : Whether, under special review statute 15 U.S.C. § That last case, United States v. CVSG: 5/18/2023 (relisted after the June 22 conference) Davis v. relisted after the June 22 conference) Diaz-Rodriguez v. relisted after the June 22 conference) Jarkesy v.

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Separation of powers and mental health evidence in capital sentencing

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The court’s grant suggests the court may be poised to narrow the scope of standing for members of Congress to sue to enforce statutes. The court also denied review to the state of Alabama in Hamm v. FDIC , involving separation of powers and administrative law claims. The court denied review in three-time relist St.