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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

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Paul Clement, the conservative Supreme Court advocate who frequently sparred with Ginsburg during oral arguments, called her “ a path-marking litigator for equality for women and a keen legal tactician.”. Ruth Ginsburg was one of the members of the Court who achieved greatness before she became a great justice,” he wrote.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

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Waters’ most recent words could well be cited in the ongoing litigation over the January 6 th riot on Capitol Hill. While it is possible that members could find a trial judge to rule in their favor, these lawsuits should fail on appeal, if they get that far. It is one of a number of lawsuits, including a lawsuit filed by Rep.

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2002 to 2003. Circuit to the Supreme Court, where she clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens during the 2003-04 term. A stint in the Obama administration, including arguments at the Supreme Court. before going to clerk for Judge David Tatel of the U.S.

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Jurisdiction Stripping or Court Killing? The “No Kings Act” is a Decapitation of the Constitution

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As it has in the past, the Court adopted a three-tiered approach to presidential powers based on the source of a presidential action. Sawyer , in which the court ruled against President Harry Truman’s takeover of steel mills. Moreover, shortly after McCardle , the Court ruled in United States v.

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

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Those civil lawsuits have the advantage a lower standard of proof than criminal prosecutions. If some cases can be sustained past motions to dismiss, they would also allow for discovery though those fights could draw out the litigation. The reason is that while the crime is not clear, the case law is. In Brandenburg v.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. In 2011, the court ruled 8-1 in favor of Westboro Baptist Church, an infamous group of zealots who engaged in homophobic protests at the funerals of slain American troops. In Brandenburg v. 6 riot that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge.