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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

That not only amounts to a reversal of a precedent set earlier by the Court, but is an “alarming” step back in protecting juveniles, say Arthur Ago and Rochelle Swartz of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In Miller v. Four years later, in Montgomery v.

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Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

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Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain and l were sitting down with Daniel Lewis and Nik Reed , the founders of a legal research startup named Ravel Law, along with lawyers from Harvard’s Office of General Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton and Gundersen Dettmer. About the Author Adam Ziegler is a lawyer and software builder.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite consideration of their petition for review.

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Restitution, medical malpractice, and a capital appeal

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In 1993, William Neilly was sentenced in Michigan state court to life without the possibility of parole for a homicide he committed as a juvenile. Because of intervening Supreme Court decisions prohibiting the imposition of no-parole life sentences for juvenile offenders, he was resentenced to a lesser sentence. 21 and Feb.

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Habeas restrictions, copyright and the potential return of the “community caretaking” exception

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Reeves , 20-1084 , is the latest state-on-top petition in a habeas case alleging that a federal habeas court failed to defer to a state court decision affirming a criminal conviction, as required by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. Alabama explicitly asks for summary reversal. While cases from the U.S.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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The nation’s African American leaders, from Frederick Douglass on down, were intensely focused on Harlan’s arguments, and he helped to inspire future generations of African American lawyers. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Why is this important?

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Federal Judge Suggests Abortion May Be Protected Under 13th Amendment’s Ban on Involuntary Servitude

JonathanTurley

Professor Koppelman quoted a 1911 servitude decision in Bailey v. Alabama , 219 U.S. ” Bailey involved an Alabama law making it a crime to refuse to do labor under a contract. Alabama , 219 U.S. ” Bailey involved an Alabama law making it a crime to refuse to do labor under a contract. 480, 484 (1990).

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