The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The state of Oklahoma put James Coddington to death on Aug. It marks the beginning of a busy period at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber. Photo courtesy Oklahoma Dept. Today, fewer jurisdictions are using the death penalty, but some – like Oklahoma – seem to be doubling down. James Coddingon.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 16, 2021

Oklahoma last term, the court confronted the complex past of Oklahoma’s Native nations, Chehalis turns on the unique legal history of Alaskan Natives. But the outcome could also have longer-term consequences for how, and from whom, Alaskan Natives receive essential services. First, some background. Just as, in McGirt v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. EPA’s brief is due December 15. Williams , No.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 30, 2022

With this holding, the Dobbs majority deepened state-by-state health inequities by upending a 50-year understanding that the 14th Amendment protects a right to privacy that includes access to abortion, among other intimate decisions. Hellerstedt. Some states, like California, pay for low-income patients’ care.

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Laws Court Government Statute 96

The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision.

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