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Uganda President defies supreme court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday declared the Supreme Court decision in the matter of trying armed civilians in a military court martial as ‘wrong’, stating that the method reinforces the civilian judicial system in defending the lives of people against criminals armed with guns.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments over Louisiana electoral map

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“Louisiana would rather not be here,” state attorney J. But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” ” The current voting map was created following a 2022 district court decision that struck down a previous state congressional map.

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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing

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But a federal appeals court ruled last year that Gutierrez does not have a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing. But that analysis badly misapprehends the law of standing, Gutierrez counters.

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US Supreme Court declines to take up cash bail constitutionality case

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He was held in jail pre-trial due to his inability to afford a $1,000 bail, based on the Alabama bail schedule in the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. The lower court ruled in favor of Hester, enjoining the county from imposing cash bail amounts on defendants who could not afford them. Judge Robin S.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in public prayer, execution method cases

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.” Kennedy brought the case to the district court claiming the school district violated his First Amendment right of free speech. The district court ruled in favor of the that the school district. Kennedy appealed the district court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the decision.

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Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error

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As is frequently the case when the court denies review in cases that have been relisted repeatedly, denial occasioned dissent, this time from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. And once again, Jos Garza, the Travis County district attorney, has filed a brief supporting the petition.

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Tax Court Ruling Provides Helpful Profits Interest Guidance

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Tax Court decision holding that a partnership may exclude interests in a company that it indirectly received sheds light on related IRS guidance, including the proper valuation method for such interests, though the court's application of the method to the facts of this case appears flawed, say attorneys at Kramer Levin.