JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The United States Supreme Court Monday denied the appeal of Ramin Khorrami, an Arizona man who was convicted of fraud before an eight-member jury. Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

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 US District Court Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of the states, enjoining Homeland Security from enforcing the memorandum.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit disagreed , holding that the federal government owes “an affirmative trust duty … to ensure that the Nation has an adequate water supply,” including from the Colorado River. Navajo Nation and Arizona v. Arizona , 21-1553. The cases are Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation. New Relists.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Arizona , 21-1553. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. (rescheduled before the May 12, May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23 conferences; relisted after the Sept. 14 conferences). Khorrami v. relisted after the Sept.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Petitioner Ramin Khorrami was convicted of fraud in Arizona state court by an eight-person jury. Arizona he asks the Supreme Court to overrule a 1970 precedent holding that states can use juries as small as six jurors to try defendants for felonies. Arizona , 21-1553. 28 conference). Khorrami v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Arizona , 21-1553. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. (rescheduled before the May 12, May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23 conferences; relisted after the Sept. 28 and Oct. 7 conferences). Khorrami v. 28 and Oct.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 25, 2025

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution generally permits states to strip people convicted of felonies of their right to vote. Felony disenfranchisement has a long, and often racist, history.

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