SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In recent years, the Supreme Court has expressed misgivings about white-collar prosecutions under broadly worded statutes. Judge Gregg Costa, joined by six other judges, wrote that “[t]he Supreme Court’s message is unmistakable: Courts should not assign federal criminal statutes a ‘breathtaking scope’ when a narrower reading is reasonable.”

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Supreme Court has held that the federal government assumes a trust obligation to assert reserved water rights for Native tribes only when it “ expressly accepts those responsibilities by statute ,” by regulation, or by treaty with a tribe. Navajo Nation and Arizona v. Arizona , 21-1553. Arizona , 21-1553. New Relists.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

McDonough , a case that the court already rescheduled seven times last term, and which involves the construction of a statute providing disability pay for members of the military. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by a divided vote , deferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs construction of the statute under Chevron U.S.A.,

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

permits courts to defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro-veteran canon of construction; and (2) whether Chevron should be overruled. Arizona , 21-1553. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 28 and Oct. 7 conferences). Khorrami v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 23, 2022

For many years thereafter, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to apply Simmons. That court believed that Arizona’s sentencing law was sufficiently different from the others the Supreme Court had considered that Simmons did not apply. Arizona , 21-846 , and Burns v. The Arizona Supreme Court denied Cruz’s claim.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 28, 2024

And over a dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices declined to decide whether the Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. After speaking with his wife, who begged him to tell the police what he knew about the crimes, Medrano gave his statements to police.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. The federal district court for the District of Arizona enjoined the U.S. Sacchi et al. Argentina et al.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Yesterday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes became the latest Democratic prosecutor to suggest a possible criminal charge against former President Donald Trump. The statute is below. Here is the statute: 13-1202. Threatening or intimidating pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 3 is a class 3 felony.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law. Arizona Board of Regents , No. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. California Department of Food & Agriculture , No.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

Plaintiffs, including transgender minors and advocacy organizations, argued that the orders violated the separation of powers, conflicted with existing statutes, and infringed on equal protection rights. Davis involves Cardell Houstons appeal of the district courts denial of his habeas corpus petition.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2024

Finally, there is a lengthy list of particular models that fall within the scope of the statute, notably all “AK” weapons (modeled after the Russian AK-47) and all “AR” weapons (those modeled after the AR-15). Arizona, 384 U.S. 22 caliber rimfire ammunition). In a consolidated appeal, a divided panel of the U.S. Kentucky ex rel.

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