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Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Confrontation Clause to Forensic Analysis

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court’s Decision Th Supreme Court vacated and remanded by a vote of 9-0. Justice Elena Kagan wrote on behalf of the unanimous Court. The Court’s decision relied heavily on its prior ruling in Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. The issue must now be addressed by the lower court.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With …

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. § 1331 ; and (2) whether such a post-removal amendment of a complaint precludes a district court from exercising supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s remaining state-law claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1983 in state court.” The post SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With … appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

In reaching its decision, the Courtrecognized a consent-based theory of personal jurisdiction, which it found does not conflict with the contacts-based test set forth in International Shoe Co. Washington , 326 U.S. According to the Court, those decisions did not overrule the precedent established in Pennsylvania Fire Ins. . …

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United States Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Voting Rights For D.C.

JonathanTurley

Some of us have repeatedly said that the lawsuit would not succeed despite various law professors filing a brief supporting the underlying claims. Stories often present a distorted account of the constitutional debate in echoing the views of those advocating for judicial or legislative intervention to give D.C. statehood.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

In addition, we have faced these controversies on campuses, including on the George Washington University campus. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12 ruled that an Arkansas anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment. In a 2-1 panel decision, the court also found that the was overly broad.

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Supreme Court Rejects Cause of Action Under Bivens Against Border Patrol Agent

Constitutional Law Reporter

While the Court did not overrule Bivens , it did emphasize that recognizing a Bivens cause of action is “a disfavored judicial activity.”. Respondent Robert Boule owns a bed-and-breakfast—the Smuggler’s Inn—in Blaine, Washington. Facts of the Case. The inn abuts the international border between Canada and the United States.

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Federal Judge Suggests Abortion May Be Protected Under 13th Amendment’s Ban on Involuntary Servitude

JonathanTurley

The court came to this question by a rather circuitous route. Lauren Handy and nine other anti-abortion activists were charged last year with conspiring to obstruct access to a Washington abortion clinic on Oct. The court’s other citation is to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in J ane L.

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