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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Texas , involving allegations that a racially biased juror, who commented during voir dire that “non-white” races were statistically more violent than whites, served on petitioner Kristopher Love’s capital sentencing jury. Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. In Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v.

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Allegations of racial bias in a death penalty trial

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The court will hold the other case raising that question, Ham v. Texas , 21-6001. Issues : (1) Whether, on remand, the Texas court rejected the Supreme Court’s conclusions in Andrus v. Breckon , pending the outcome in Jones. This week we have only one new relist: Thomas v. rescheduled before the Jan.

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Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

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Animal Legal Defense Fund , involving the constitutionality of a Kansas statute criminalizing trespass by deception at animal facilities with intent to damage the enterprise. McCall , the other case raising the issue, which the court will now hold pending the outcome of Mallory. Next up is Bartenwerfer v.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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Trinity Legal Center and Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-USA, Idaho Chooses Life and Texas Alliance for Life make similar arguments. Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case.