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US Supreme Court rules unanimous jury required for sentence enhancement under Armed Career Criminal Act

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The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a unanimous jury is required to apply a recidivism punishment under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act. The court held that a jury must unanimously find that the qualifying convictions were from separate occurrences for the mandatory minimum to apply.

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UK High Court rules ban on puberty blockers is lawful

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A UK High Court ruled Monday that a ban on puberty blockers issued in May 2024 in the UK was lawful. TransActual condemned the court’s decision to uphold the ban. ” The post UK High Court rules ban on puberty blockers is lawful appeared first on JURIST - News. risks and no or very limited clear benefits.”

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Tip for Quickly Finding the Relevant Court Rule

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As a litigation paralegal, you need to be good at finding the relevant court rule quickly. I would go back to my office and spend far too long trying to find the relevant court rule. Back then, there was no such thing as Google or online court rules. This one is based on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules police officers can no longer search vehicles without a warrant

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution offers greater protection to citizens from warrantless searches of their vehicles than does the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Thanks for your support! DONATE NOW.

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UK High Court rules that government climate strategy is inadequate and unlawful

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The UK High Court ruled Friday that the Government’s climate strategy is inadequate and therefore violates the UK Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling comes nearly two years after a previous High Court judgment ordered the Government to strengthen its net zero strategy to bring it in line with the Climate Change Act.

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Federal appeals court rules two-sentence immigration decision insufficient

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.” The Court found that it could not allow incredibly difficult logistics to give license to Immigration Judges to skirt their responsibilities. The court remanded the case to the judge to reconsider Valarezo-Tirados’s petition.

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Germany top court rules foreign soldiers not immune from war crimes charges

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The post Germany top court rules foreign soldiers not immune from war crimes charges appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.