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Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

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The government appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which reversed the district courts decision. The court of appeals interpreted Fernandezs argument that he is potentially innocent as a challenge to the validity of his conviction. The federal government urged the justices to deny review.

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Government contractors’ defenses, election challenges, and intellectual disability in capital cases

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That brings us to this weeks conference, in which there are 143 petitions and applications on the Supreme Courts docket. Government contractors defenses to torts The GEO Group, Inc. GEO asserted that it had derivative sovereign immunity under the 1940 Supreme Court case Yearsley v. Four of these are newly relisted cases.

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Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket 

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The lower courts dismissed their case, concluding that the plaintiffs lacked a legal right to sue, known as standing. Bost and the electors then came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to take up their appeal. GEO countered, among other things, that as a government contractor it could not be sued. In The GEO Group v.

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In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look

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Until 2020, the horse-racing industry was governed primarily by the states, resulting in a patchwork of differing regulations. The district court dismissed both claims. The authority noted that the FTC has the power both to stop enforcement actions by the authority and to review decisions once they are made. 10 conference.)

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an innocent Atlanta family, represented by IJ, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. For those practicing in the Seventh Circuit , here's a charming little primer on how the court screens district-court decisions for jurisdictional problems.

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Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error

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But the court denied review last week in a case that sought to invalidate the burden-shifting framework that has long governed employment discrimination cases. The court relisted Escobar back in June 2024 and has been holding it ever since, pending the resolution of Glossip. Relisted after the May 30, 2024 and Mar.

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Supreme Court limits homeowners’ ability to sue their lenders in tort

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Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings. .”

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