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Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

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Over a 17-page dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court declined to decide whether the transfer of federal land in Arizona to a mining company violates the rights of some Native Americans, who regard an area within that land as a sacred site that is essential to their religious practices.

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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

Sounds like perfect timing, yet the court ruled against him. But now the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has said that he can, in fact, sue for his equity under the Takings Clause, resuscitating his suit and sending it back to the district court for review.

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ARIZONA WAS HER HOME

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After a nonjury trial, the Civil Court ruled in the landlord's favor, awarding possession of the apartment. The court found that EH had not maintained the unit as her primary residence during the relevant time. She failed to present key documentary evidence linking her to the New York residence.

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Court adds two cases on Sixth Amendment and retroactive punishment to fall docket

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Neillys petition for review will presumably be put on hold until the justices rule sometime next year on Ellingburgs case. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. The post Court adds two cases on Sixth Amendment and retroactive punishment to fall docket appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court

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It held that a Black person whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as enslaved persons was not entitled to any protection from the federal courts because he was not a U.S. Four decades later, the Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the United States.

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Trump taps lawyer who argued his immunity case for solicitor general

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And he currently represents state officials defending an Arizona law that bars transgender women and girls from competing in college and school sports. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in February, he appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to take up his case and heard oral argument in late April.

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Legal Ethics Roundup: Ford Sues Lawyer Billing 57-Hour Day, ‘Biglaw 3, Trump 0,’ ABA & Fed Soc Out on Judges & More

Above The Law

From the Wall Street Journal : President Trump dismisses court rulings against him as judicial overreach, and sometimes hes right. But what does it say when multiple judges across the political spectrum rule against him on similar sweeping grounds? Now lets turn to the headlines. Read more here. #10

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