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How The Supreme Court Changed Juvenile Justice

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An increasing number of Americans now believe US Supreme Court decision-making is based more on political ideology than the rule of law. Evidence that this disturbing trend is true can be found when taking a closer look at the shift in how the Court has dealt with juvenile cases dating back to 2005.

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First Amendment questions and California arbitration battles

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Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive. If the justices grant the petition, it would be the first time the Supreme Court addresses the First Amendment implications of secret audio recordings. In Louisiana v.

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Supreme Court once again considers the “categorical approach” to sentencing enhancements

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And the court denied review to a group of 13 much-relisted cases that raised the question whether felony defendants have a constitutional right to a 12-person jury rather than just a six-person one. Justice Neil Gorsuch filed an opinion dissenting from the denial of cert , arguing that the court’s 1970 decision in Williams v.

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Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

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And over a dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices declined to decide whether the Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. The question came to the court in the case of Natoya Cunningham , who was convicted by a six-person jury and sentenced to eight years in prison.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

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Some of these states had inactive preexisting laws banning abortion that have returned to effect in the wake of Roe, while others intentional passed “trigger laws” with language enacting their provisions the moment a court decision overturning Roe or an amendment or legislation codifying a state’s right to restrict abortion went into effect.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. order setting schedule Mar.

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