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Supreme Court once again considers the “categorical approach” to sentencing enhancements

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And the court denied review to a group of 13 much-relisted cases that raised the question whether felony defendants have a constitutional right to a 12-person jury rather than just a six-person one. Justice Neil Gorsuch filed an opinion dissenting from the denial of cert , arguing that the court’s 1970 decision in Williams v.

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Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

SCOTUSBlog

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. The justices should also weigh in, Avenatti contended, on whether an attorney can be held liable for extortion for his conduct during litigation.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

The Crime Report

Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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