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He Fell Behind on His Taxes. So the Government Seized His Home, Sold It, and Kept the $258,000 Profit.

The Volokh Conspiracy

Now a federal court has ruled that Sikorsky has successfully stated a claim for a taking —an early sign that the legal landscape is shifting since the Supreme Court weighed in on these sorts of seizures two years ago. This worked its way through the court system until 2023, when the Supreme Court sided with Tyler. "A

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Twelve cases added to Supreme Court calendar

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Share The Supreme Court on Friday issued orders from its so-called “long conference” – the justices’ private conference in the last week of September, at which they met for the first time since the end of June to add new cases to their docket. The trial court rejected that argument, and the California Court of Appeals agreed.

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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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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. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. Justice Kavanaugh writes, quoting Linda R.S. :

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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court is making good progress in sorting through the current relists. The court is now holding a second relisted petition raising a similar issue, Elliott v. This week it disposed of four.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Eviction Moratorium Takings Case

The Volokh Conspiracy

NA It wasn't a great Supreme Court term for property rights advocates. In March, the Supreme Court refused to hear Bowers v. On June 30, the Court s imilarly denied cert in GHP Management Corp. The Ninth Circuit treated as controlling this Court's decision in Yee v. See Alabama Assn. City of New London.

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Just say “Bingo!” Or “Dingo!”

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As some Supreme Court podcasters have noted, Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement in late January pushed the so-called Maskgate controversy out of the spotlight. Perhaps the court has concluded that certain podcasters are in need of more fodder for their metaphors about the status of the court.