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Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

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Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, which had thrown out David Smiths 22-year conviction and sentence for a brutal attack on Quortney Tolliver in 2016. The state trial court rejected that motion, and he was convicted. And he faulted the lower court for mischaracterizing the state courts ruling.

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

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As is frequently the case when the court denies review in cases that have been relisted repeatedly, denial occasioned dissent, this time from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. The court relisted Escobar back in June 2024 and has been holding it ever since, pending the resolution of Glossip. 28 and Mar.

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Justices consider civil rights tester’s right to sue

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But in July, Laufer asked the justices to throw out the case, and invalidate the 1st Circuit’s decision in her favor. If the court ruled on the standing question, he seemed to suggest, it would be issuing “an advisory opinion.”

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

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What is most striking however is the coverage in the Washington Post, which reported on the summary affirmance but only quoted supporters for the challenge, including a strikingly misleading take on the lower court ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. I have written about D.C. Absent retrocession, there remains only statehood.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The case was currently pending before the Fourth Circuit after a federal district court in Maryland held that Maryland law preempted the local law. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Zepeda , No.

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Rethinking Victim Impact Statements

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Examine the court rulings and courtroom practices around VIS, and several practical questions arise, argues Bandes. The 1991 Supreme Court ruling in Payne v. Subsequent court decisions have muddied the legal waters on VIS. Is There a Better Way to Hold Harassers Accountable? “We In Booth v.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a West Virginia federal district court had erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to consider the coal company Murray Energy Corporation’s and its affiliates’ lawsuit that sought to compel EPA to conduct evaluations of the Clean Air Act’s employment effects.

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