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Philadelphia district attorney sues Elon Musk for PAC money giveaways for illegal lottery

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” At this time, the civil lawsuit is in its early stages, but Krasner is planning to litigate the issue in court. The program is only available to voters in certain swing states, including Georgia, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. The petition invites people to sign on in support of the First and Second Amendments.

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Possible Change in Arizona Homestead Law & Refinancing

Diane Drain

Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic, Arizona Republic Interviews Diane L. Drain about Arizona homestead protection and exposure to creditors. Homeowners who refinance their mortgag es could lose protections from debt collectors and other creditors under a bill that’s quietly making its way through the Arizona Legislature.

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New Law Allows Creditors to Invade Arizona Homestead Protection

Diane Drain

On January 1, 2022, HB2617 will become the law of Arizona. Your home is no longer protected from your judgment creditors, which will have a devastating effect on Arizona’s consumers, and those hardest hit by Covid-19. The homestead exemption has been an essential Arizona consumer protection law since the beginning of Arizona statehood.

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The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

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In some jurisdictions (like Arizona), the jurors are sent questions to answer. One more thing I would say is key for the Criminal Law Paralegal (and all litigation paralegals!) is to know your local rules and statutes. When the final pretrial conference occurs, the attorneys are ready to strike jurors beforehand.

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As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

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Meanwhile, the water level at Lake Powell, the massive reservoir created by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border, is at historic lows, threatening its ability to generate power. After years of litigation and negotiation, the Nation prevailed in the U.S. The first issue in Arizona v. California , way back in 1952.

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

SCOTUSBlog

As Roberts put it, what should the court do in a situation where “the plain language” of a statute “seems to require one result,” while “the plainly logical meaning of a subsequent precedent” seems to require the opposite? The question raised in Shinn v.

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Andy Warhol’s artwork, Arizona’s capital sentencing, and more on armed career criminals

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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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