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“Supreme Court Rules Against Mississippi in Water-Rights Case; State had argued that the city of Memphis, Tenn., was pumping too much from an underground aquifer that extended under its territory”

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“Supreme Court Rules Against Mississippi in Water-Rights Case; State had argued that the city of Memphis, Tenn., And John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court backs Tennessee in water rights dispute with Mississippi.” delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Mississippi v.

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The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 28

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California court rules Uber not required to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles

JURIST

The plaintiffs were three disabled individuals from New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Thus, the court concluded, Uber is not required to provide WAVs under the ADA. The post California court rules Uber not required to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Lifetime voting ban for felony convictions isn’t punishment, 5th Circuit says in Eighth Amendment challenge

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A lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of some felonies in Mississippi does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court ruled

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Wisconsin appeals court largely affirms lower court ruling to count absentee ballots with address variations

JURIST

Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes could be used ahead of the November general election. This ruling reversed a 2022 decision, which did not regard dropping off an absent ballot as a return to a municipal clerk.

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US Supreme Court rules on life imprisonment for juveniles

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Jones v. Mississippi that when sentencing juvenile defendants to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole, judges need not make a separate factual finding concerning the defendant’s youth. … For most, the answer is yes.

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“A federal appeals court says the S.E.C.’s use of an in-house judge violates defendants’ rights; The ruling by an appeals court covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi applies only in that territory, but it’s the latest challenge to the way the agency handles enforcement actions”

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.’s use of an in-house judge violates defendants’ rights; The ruling by an appeals court covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi applies only in that territory, but it’s the latest challenge to the way the agency handles enforcement actions”: Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.