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The morning read for Wednesday, June 8

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Study finds Supreme Court on far right of American public (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service). Arizona prisoner asks Supreme Court to delay his execution (Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press). How states are preparing for a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Bromwich, The New York Times).

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Divided court restricts prisoners’ ability to pursue claims that their lawyers were incompetent

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Share Two men on Arizona’s death row are not entitled to present new evidence in federal court to support their arguments that their trial lawyers bungled their cases, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 6-3 decision. In an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court sided with Arizona. “[O]nly

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The morning read for Wednesday, June 2

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Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). billion cancer case award (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post).

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US Department of Justice challenges Arizona election law requiring proof of citizenship

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over an election law that requires state residents to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential and other federal elections. House Bill 2492 was signed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey in March. Inter Tribal Council, Inc.

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In “odd” clash of statutory text and habeas precedent, three conservative justices seem undecided

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To recap the issue in the two cases: A 1996 statute, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, bars federal courts from holding evidentiary hearings in habeas corpus cases if a prisoner “has failed to develop the factual basis of a claim in State court [post-conviction] proceedings.” The question raised in Shinn v.

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in California Restaurant Association v. The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. O n Monday, April 17, 2023, the U.S. City of Berkeley.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

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In a 2-1 panel decision, the court also found that the was overly broad. In so ruling, the appellate court reversed a January 2019 district court decision. Courts in Arizona , Kansas and Texas have also ruled against these laws. There are good-faith objections to the BDS movement.