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US federal appellate court further curtails ability to enforce VRA

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The plaintiffs sued North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe in early 2022 challenging the state’s redistricting plan, claiming it violated 2 of the VRA by diminishing their voting strength. The lower federal court ruled in favor of the groups and found that the redistricting violated the VRA.

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US Supreme Court rules late tax petitions for due process determinations subject to equitable tolling

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh said: “[T]he fact that a North Dakota Law Firm, Boechler, P.C., On Thursday, the court also issued rulings in City of Austin v. The post US Supreme Court rules late tax petitions for due process determinations subject to equitable tolling appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Twelve cases added to Supreme Court calendar

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On Friday, the justices agreed to decide whether the Nollan / Dolan test applies to a California man’s challenge to a development fee, or whether – as a California appeals court ruled – the fee is instead immune from such review because it was authorized by legislation. A federal appeals court ruled that Fikre’s case was not moot.

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Equitable tolling in a corner of the Internal Revenue Code

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Tax Court has the power to excuse the missed deadline for equitable reasons, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a unanimous decision. a North Dakota law firm, of intent to levy on Boechler’s property to satisfy a tax penalty. The case, Boechler v.

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2025 Court Holidays to be Aware of When Calculating Filing Deadlines

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Any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress, such as the recent National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, is considered a Legal Holiday for the purpose of computing time in the federal court filings. And, as weve detailed in other blog articles, federal rules and local rules can differ widely.

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Former North Dakota women’s health clinic files amended complaint challenging statewide abortion ban

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The Center for Reproductive Rights, Gender Justice and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Monday that they filed an amended complaint on behalf of women’s health clinic Red River Women’s Clinic, formerly based in North Dakota, challenging the state’s newly passed and signed abortion ban, SB 2150.

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Tennessee Senate passes bill requiring fetal development video in public schools

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.” Since the US Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Similar proposals that also reference the Meet Baby Olivia video have been introduced in Kentucky, West Virginia, North Dakota, Missouri, and Iowa.

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