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Court rules for Maryland prison official on procedural issue

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a Maryland prison official another chance to defend himself against a federal civil rights claim. Last week’s unanimous ruling in Dupree v. As a result, she agreed, some lawyers may err on the side of filing a post-trial motion to renew their arguments “out of an abundance of caution.”

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Divided court finds generic redactions sufficient to admit confessions of non-testifying codefendants

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United States , the Supreme Court identified one scenario in which jury instructions were not sufficient: when a non-testifying defendant’s confession to police incriminates a codefendant. While ostensibly standing behind these precedents, the Supreme Court ruled today that all that was missing from Gray was slightly more robust redaction.

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Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term

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But the lower courts ruled, and the federal government contends, that the “safety value” is only available to defendants who do not have any of the indicators. He argues that the “safety valve” therefore applies because he has two of the “indicators” that can disqualify someone from relief, but not all three.

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Argument analysis: Justices divided in procedural battle between Baltimore, oil companies in climate fight

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Chevron transferred – the technical term is “removed” – the case to federal district court in Maryland, a move allowed by federal law. Representing the oil and gas companies, lawyer Kannon Shanmugam told the justices that 28 U.S.C. What do we say to that, he asked at one point?

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2025 Court Holidays to be Aware of When Calculating Filing Deadlines

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Weve prepared this guide to 2025 court holidays as a go-to resource to help you proactively mark critical dates in your calendar to ensure that youre always one step ahead of the clock. This is why, again, its vital to always check the applicable federal and local court rules when calculating your filing deadline dates.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. What we do know comes mostly from self-reporting, industry reports, and journalists. ” Amer.

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Produce over Politics: Whole Foods Fights for Right to Bar Political Advocacy in Workplace

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NLRB lawyers are arguing that Whole Foods must allow workers to wear “Black Lives Matter” masks at work, suggesting — in effect — that Bezos should start with the worker and work forward by allowing them to advocate for social change. That, of course, could change — the minute an NLRB lawyer shows up wearing a MAGA hat.

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