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North Carolina’s voter-ID lawsuit, racial bias in juries and a veteran’s disability claim

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North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP addresses the ability of North Carolina legislators to defend the state’s voter-ID law from lawsuits under the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. Federal law curtails the extent to which a federal court can consider arguments that a prisoner has not presented in state court.

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Federal appeals court upholds Indiana law mandating reporting of abortion complications

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The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld an Indiana law requiring medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state. Failure to comply with the law is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison and $1,000 in fines.

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Six cases to look out for

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With just a few weeks left before the Supreme Court’s summer recess, we’re entering the busiest phase of the year for relists. The court granted review in two cases on Monday: one-time relist Facebook v. Coverage of federal fraud statutes Porat v. Becerra , involving the calculation of reimbursement rates under the Medicare Act.

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

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That is the majority rule among the federal courts of appeals. Under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the court could grant relief only if he could show that the Lousiana Supreme Court’s decision was “contrary to clearly established federal law.” The district court denied relief, and the U.S.

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Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

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The justices did not act on two sets of high-profile petitions that they considered last week: a group of challenges to bans imposed by Illinois and several municipalities in that state on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as challenges to bans on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee and Kentucky.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

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State governments are already responding to the Dobbs decision with new regulations banning abortion or working to reinforce protections for people seeking abortions in their states across state lines. Below is an updating guide to states with now-active legislation or trigger laws banning or criminalizing abortion. Washington Gov.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The Court’s decision concerned the interpretation of 28 U.S.C. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts.

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