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US House committee weighs seating Cherokee Nation delegate

JURIST

The treaty eventually led to the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from its land east of the Mississippi and the deaths of many Cherokee Natives on the Trail of Tears. Native American Law Professor Lindsay Roberts, and legislative attorney from the Congressional Research Service Mainon Schwartz.

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As Courts Decline to Review Louisiana Solitary Confinement Laws, I remember My Time in A Louisiana Penitentiary

The Crime Report

Fifteen months earlier (June 18, 2021), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Hope v. The decision by the Fifth Circuit ran against the grain of at least five other federal circuit courts of appeals which have held that, under certain circumstances, solitary confinement can create an Eighth Amendment violation.

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

She contacted the Minneapolis police officer at the scene and shifted blame to Mohamud and her friends, according to court documents. Because of Weyker’s statements, which one court described as “ lies and manipulation ,” Mohamud and her friends were arrested on suspicion of tampering with a federal witness. Supreme Court.

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Michigan governor signs executive order protecting citizens from extradition relating to abortions

JURIST

The injunction came after the Supreme Court’s leaked decision overturning Roe v. Wade —the Supreme Court decision guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion. At the end of June, the Supreme Court did indeed overrule Roe v. Wade in their decision in Dobbs v.

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Modernize U.S. abortion law — and return abortion policy to the democratic process

SCOTUSBlog

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the Supreme Court will consider one question: “Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.” Pro-life advocates argue laws like Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act , a 15-week abortion limit, are clearly constitutional. A preview of the case is here. In Dobbs v.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

SCOTUSBlog

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Amicus briefs supporting Mississippi. Numerous groups attack the viability standard that the court adopted in Roe v. Share More than 140 amicus briefs were filed in Dobbs v.