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Affirmative action cases up first in November argument calendar

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Arizona (Nov. 1): Whether the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling that a state rule of criminal procedure barred an Arizona death-row inmate from obtaining relief is an adequate and independent state-law ground for the judgment against him. Arizona (Nov. Hendrix (Nov. United States (Nov.

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The long conference’s relists

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Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Criminal law We are now in the home stretch. Below we briefly discuss those 14 cases. Thornell v.

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Blockbuster watch: Affirmative action, same-sex weddings, and other big relists

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Oklahoma that Congress had not clearly disestablished a Creek Nation reservation covering much of eastern Oklahoma, and thus the area remained Native American territory for the purposes of a federal criminal law, eliminating the state’s ability to prosecute crimes there. They invoke Rapanos v. relisted after the Jan. 7 conference).

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Circuit Scoop — February 2025

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Cases involving high-stakes issues, such as presidential authority, Fourth Amendment protections, or election law, were prioritized due to their broader implications. Additionally, cases that reversed lower court decisions or set new legal precedents were considered more significant. Administrative Law, Criminal Law: 20 points.

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The Real A.C.B.

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EPA (2024), she criticized the Courts decision to block an EPA rule without fully engaging with legal and procedural requirements, stating, The Court today enjoins the enforcement of a major Environmental Protection Agency rule without fully engaging with both the relevant law and the voluminous record.

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