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The art of justice: Re-examining landmark Supreme Court cases through expressionist paintings

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Share Tired of reading jargon-filled law review articles with hundreds of footnotes? The perfect antidote is Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights , edited by Professors M.C. Cortada’s painting reminds us that Gideon’s petition started a constitutional debate that is still ongoing.

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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions

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Bruen invokes the authority of history but presents a version of the past that is little more than an ideological fantasy, much of it invented by gun-rights advocates and their libertarian allies in the legal academy with the express purpose of bolstering litigation such as Bruen. Bruen does mark a new low for the court. June, 2022).

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Divided Supreme Court Limits Review of Factual Issues in Immigration Cases

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1255 , which would have made Patel and his wife lawful permanent residents. Patel argued before an Immigration Judge that he had mistakenly checked the “citizen” box on the state application and thus lacked the subjective intent necessary to violate the federal statute. An immigrant to this country applied for legal residency.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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Curtis, who grew up in Georgia with cognitive and developmental disabilities, always hoped to leave these facilities and move back into her community. In 1948, Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat took a job as a legal secretary at the NAACP in New York City. Cissy had assisted with the case by transcribing the legal briefs.

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Georgia On My Mind: The Biden Administration Doubles Down on New Challenge Despite Victory of Arizona In Voting Case

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The 6-3 decision undermines the claims raised in the new challenge to Georgia’s election law. Democratic National Committee, the court closed its term with a decision that will resonate not just legally but politically for years to come. Georgia hits these same provisions.

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Cannon Fodder: The Media Piles on Federal Judge After Lionizing Manhattan Judge

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Most recently, the left expressed nothing short of horror that Judge Cannon allowed the Trump team to argue a point of constitutional law in a hearing. This is a novel and intriguing constitutional objection that is based on the text of the Constitution, which requires that high-ranking executive officers like U.S.