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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

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In June 2020, the Supreme Court issued a summary reversal – meaning it decided the case without merits briefing or oral argument – in Andrus v. In June 2020, the Supreme Court issued a summary reversal – meaning it decided the case without merits briefing or oral argument – in Andrus v. Ineffective assistance of counsel. Washington.

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Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion

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The court’s three liberals, Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, filed a joint dissent. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a challenge to a 2018 Mississippi law that bans virtually all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – blocked the state from enforcing the law.

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Justices uphold a narrow version of patent assignor estoppel

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The lower courts blocked Minerva from asserting invalidity because Minerva’s founder had filed the original patent applications and then sold the patent rights, which eventually ended up with Hologic. The lower courts ruled that the founder’s original assignment of patent rights prevented, or “estopped,” Minerva from contesting validity.

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A second look at a death-row prisoner’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim

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Ross , involving a dormant commerce clause challenge to a California law prohibiting the sale of pork unless the pigs from which it was made (virtually all of which come from outside the state) were raised consistent with the state’s restrictive standards. On remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus.

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Denials of review in five cases draw dissents from various justices

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Natural Resources Defense Council , holding that courts should defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of the laws it administers if those laws are ambiguous. A state appeals court ruled that Anthony had not received a fair trial. Khorrami v. In Khorrami v. Over 50 years ago, in Williams v.

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

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Instead, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld “general jurisdiction” over Cooper on the ground that Cooper, by registering as a foreign corporation in Georgia, had consented to suit in Georgia as a condition of doing business in the state. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed. Next up is Kelly v. Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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Justices to hear evangelical Christian postal worker’s religious accommodation case

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DeJoy , the Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn a nearly 50-year-old precedent on how employers must accommodate their employees’ religious practices. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled in Trans World Airlines v. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which upheld that decision.