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Justices refuse to force refund of excessive bankruptcy fees

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Share Two years after the court ruled that a disparity in bankrupt debtors’ fees between judicial districts was impermissible, the justices on Friday ruled 6-3 that charging equal fees going forward is an adequate remedy for that disparity. By statute, the U.S. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC was how to remedy the problem.

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Twelve cases added to Supreme Court calendar

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On Friday, the justices agreed to decide whether the Nollan / Dolan test applies to a California man’s challenge to a development fee, or whether – as a California appeals court ruled – the fee is instead immune from such review because it was authorized by legislation. A federal appeals court ruled that Fikre’s case was not moot.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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Just say “Bingo!” Or “Dingo!”

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The question is whether a 1987 federal statute subjects certain Indian tribes in Texas to that state’s entire body of gambling law. And the key practical effect is whether the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta tribes may operate bingo games on their reservations. And you win by covering an arrangement of numbers.”.

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SCOCA and SCOTUS, October 2023 term

At the Lectern

5th 748, the California Supreme Court ruled that a statute requiring full-term consecutive prison sentences for certain sex crimes found by a judge to have been committed “on separate occasions” does not offend the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial. Catarino (2023) 14 Cal.5th Bitemark testimony.

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

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They have asked for the dismissal of the indictment for lack of jurisdiction since the Court ruled in Dobbs that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” 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.

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The Most Interesting Supreme Court Rulings of 2024

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United States , the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald J. The justices remanded the case to the lower courts for further analysis, indicating that the president may be prosecuted for private conduct but not for official acts. The vehicles were then seized under an Alabama civil forfeiture law.