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New year comings and goings

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Ben Beaton, my appellate practice co-chair who often graced these pages, was sworn in last month as a US District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky. You can read about Keith’s deep experience in appellate and administrative law and his impressive background here and here. We’re kicking off 2021 with some exciting news.

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When do legal observers at protests get First Amendment protection?

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United States 23-310 Issue : Whether the administrative law principles articulated in Kisor v. Texas 23-248 Issue : Whether the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision that James Broadnax failed to establish a prima facie equal protection claim conflicts with this court’s decision in Batson v. Steelman v. Ratzloff v.

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The last grants of October Term 2022?

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Kentucky by considering the prosecutor’s purported justifications for striking seven of the eight African American prospective jurors presented to it “in isolation,” rather than, as this Court directed it to do in Flowers v. relisted after the June 22 conference) Diaz-Rodriguez v. 21 and May 11 conferences) Clark v.

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Justice Breyer and Parents Involved

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1 , the court struck down as unconstitutional voluntarily adopted plans for assigning students to public schools in the racially diverse cities of Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky. Professors at the event reflected on opinions about administrative law, free speech, patents, and other topics.

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Justices allow federal anti-doping horse racing law to stay in effect for now

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Both the Biden administration and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, supported the authority’s request. McConnell argued that under the law, horse racing in the United States “is safer, fairer, and more transparent” than it was before the law was passed.

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Justices probe states’ effort to defend Trump immigration rule after Biden stopped defending it in court

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Kagan agreed that the state’s argument that the Biden administration was trying to circumvent the notice-and-comment requirements imposed by federal administrative laws is “a very reasonable position.” alleging that the repeal of the law violated federal administrative law.