SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
In their petition, the legislators argue that courts are split as to whether an official seeking to intervene in a case under a state law must prove that the state’s interest is not adequately represented. Federal law curtails the extent to which a federal court can consider arguments that a prisoner has not presented in state court.
JURIST
AUGUST 4, 2021
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a complaint arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague. The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana agreed and issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law. A three-judge panel of the appellate court reversed the lower court decision in a 2-1 split.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 13, 2024
Coverage of federal fraud statutes Porat v. The trial court said it was troubled by the “disproportionate number of African-Americans who were struck,” but it was reluctant to grant Broadnax’s challenge to the strikes under Batson v. Kentucky because “it implies some sort of nefarious intent on the part of prosecutors.”
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2024
Louisiana did not initially file a response to Granier’s petition, but – when instructed to do so by the Supreme Court – it countered that Granier was not entitled to relief because no Supreme Court decision had clearly accepted claims of implied bias. Kentucky ex rel. rescheduled before the Mar.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 28, 2024
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.
The Crime Report
JUNE 27, 2022
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. HB314 reinforced Alabama statute banning abortion that was never appealed after it was made unenforceable under Roe. South Dakota.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 8, 2021
Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute.
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