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“83% of Americans say the president must honor Supreme Court rulings — even the divisive ones”

HowAppealing

“83% of Americans say the president must honor Supreme Court rulings — even the divisive ones”: John Fritze of CNN has this report. And Charles Franklin of The Marquette Law Poll reports that “ New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds approval of U.S.

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US Department of Justice asks Supreme Court to reinstate ban on firearms for persons under domestic violence restraining orders

JURIST

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a reversal of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in United States v. The Fifth Circuit held that the law, 18 U.S.C. § This line of constitutional interpretation has drawn criticism from legal scholars.

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Illinois Supreme Court upholds law ending cash bail

JURIST

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a section of the newly enacted SAFE-T Act that eliminated cash bail in the state was legal under the state’s constitution. However, a lower court struck down the portion of the act ending cash bail as unconstitutional in 2022, mere hours before the law was set to come into effect.

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The morning read for Friday, April 28

SCOTUSBlog

Here’s the Friday morning read: McConnell Praises Supreme Court’s Ethics Amid Outcry Over Clarence Thomas Trips (Laura Litvan, Bloomberg) All 9 Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: ‘Raises more questions,’ Senate chair says (Devin Dwyer, ABC News) US Supreme Court ruling could turbocharge lawsuits against oil companies (Joanna (..)

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Prison Healthcare ‘Lacks Uniform Standards’

The Crime Report

Since a 1976 Supreme Court ruling , incarcerated individuals are the only group of people in the United States to have a constitutional right to health care. Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Katherine Rohde is a J.D. Caitlyn Kim is a J.D.

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Lying to Get the Truth: How Police Induce False Confessions

The Crime Report

as a result of Supreme Court rulings, but it has helped to contribute to a broken system, speakers told a panel organized by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. The use of deception during an interrogation is not illegal in the U.S.

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Bar Score Is Best Hiring Metric Post-Affirmative Action

Law 360

Supreme Court's ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies, law firms looking to foster diversity in hiring should view an applicant's Multistate Bar Examination score as the best metric of legal ability — over law school name or GPA, says attorney Alice Griffin. After the U.S.