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The art of justice: Re-examining landmark Supreme Court cases through expressionist paintings

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Share Tired of reading jargon-filled law review articles with hundreds of footnotes? The perfect antidote is Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights , edited by Professors M.C. And what should happen when a criminal defense attorney performs poorly? Mirow and Howard Wasserman.

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Divided Supreme Court Limits Review of Factual Issues in Immigration Cases

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1255 , which would have made Patel and his wife lawful permanent residents. Patel argued before an Immigration Judge that he had mistakenly checked the “citizen” box on the state application and thus lacked the subjective intent necessary to violate the federal statute. The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed Patel’s appeal.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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Curtis, who grew up in Georgia with cognitive and developmental disabilities, always hoped to leave these facilities and move back into her community. Women attorneys were not common at the Supreme Court during the 1970s, but Maria Marcus became a leading Supreme Court advocates during that time. Lois Curtis (July 14, 1967 – Nov.

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Cannon Fodder: The Media Piles on Federal Judge After Lionizing Manhattan Judge

JonathanTurley

Most recently, the left expressed nothing short of horror that Judge Cannon allowed the Trump team to argue a point of constitutional law in a hearing. Scholars and former prosecutors (including former attorneys general) have argued that the appointment of special counsels like Smith are unconstitutional.

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Georgia On My Mind: The Biden Administration Doubles Down on New Challenge Despite Victory of Arizona In Voting Case

JonathanTurley

The 6-3 decision undermines the claims raised in the new challenge to Georgia’s election law. The lawsuit against Georgia’s new voting rules was clearly timed to beat the court to the punch, but Brnovich delivers a haymaker for those seeking to block such state laws. Georgia hits these same provisions.

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