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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

At the Lectern

Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Conference actions of note included: Supreme Court accepts Ninth Circuit jail employment case. Parole eligibility.

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Supreme Court to decide police immunity issue highlighted by law review article authored by now Court of Appeal justice

At the Lectern

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court rejects challenge to continuation of Governor’s emergency declaration. The court granted review in Leon v. Menetrez, a former Horvitz & Levy attorney, wrote the article before becoming a judge. discovery case.

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Supreme Court will decide appeal timeliness issue

At the Lectern

At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, a double one, actions of note included: Supreme Court will answer Ninth Circuit products failure-to-warn questions Justice Liu separate statements on parole, sentencing rights. The court granted review in Meinhardt v. The court denied review in Crenshaw Subway Coalition v.

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What is the Impact on Broadcasters of Supreme Court Decision that Corporations Can Buy Political Ads? More Money, More Ad Challenges and the Return of the Zapple Doctrine

Broadcast Law Blog

The Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Because the station cannot censor the candidate ad (except in the exceptionally rare situation where the airing of the ad might violate a Federal felony statute), the broadcaster has no liability for the contents of the ad. How much investigation is necessary?

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US Supreme Court to rule on legality of gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth

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The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors — a contentious issue in a nation deeply divided over transgender rights and the role of medical intervention in youth gender identity. In November, the plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court.

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

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court cleared out quite a bit of its backlog of relisted cases at last week’s conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. FEATURED CASE. A divided D.C.

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