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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court in Jones v. Mississippi ruled judges do not need to make a factual finding of “permanent incorrigibility” when deciding to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections. In Miller v.

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“Milestones for African Americans in the California Judicial Branch” has a number of Supreme Court connections

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The court ordered an enslaved person — Archy Lee — returned to his enslaver, a Mississippi citizen. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision, the court stated, “where slavery exists, the right of property of the master in the slave must follow as a necessary incident.” Following the U.S.

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How a veteran sketch artist offers a peek into oral arguments in the work-from-home era

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The court now allows live-audio streaming of its arguments — a step forward in transparency and access. Unlike when the court is open, he could not observe and draw the lawyers arguing cases in real time. 10, the court ruled unanimously in favor his clients. “I Mississippi (Nov. Mississippi (Nov.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

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Montana Department of Revenue , the Supreme Court ruled that although states are not required to subsidize private education, states that choose to do so cannot exclude religious schools from receiving funding simply because they are religious. Mississippi v. A new case on public funding and religious education.

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New Mexico Reformers Lose Bid to End Juvenile Life Sentences

The Crime Report

Editor’s Note: The legal climate for LWOP for juveniles has gotten cloudier this year, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that judges do not need to make a factual finding of “permanent incorrigibility” when deciding to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The ruling, in Jones v.

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“Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect; The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, was drafted to evade review in federal court and has been in effect since September”

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David Goodman and Ruth Graham of The New York Times report that “ Small Court Victories Change Nothing for Women Seeking Abortions in Texas; A Texas statute that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy was seemingly undercut by two court rulings, but the reality on the ground has not changed.” ” David G.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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Share At the end of each year, SCOTUSblog remembers some of the people whose lives and work left an imprint on the Supreme Court. From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. David Beckwith (Oct.

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