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US federal appeals court denies rehearing in case that may limit private organizations’ ability to file lawsuits under Voting Rights Act

JURIST

The US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals declined Tuesday to rehear with the full Eighth Circuit panel of judges a prior appeals court decision curtailing private organizations’ ability to sue under section two of the Voting Rights Act for alleged racial gerrymandering in redistricting decisions.

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North Carolina rights groups file lawsuit against state redistricting plans

JURIST

Under the Supreme Court decision Allen v. The rights groups say that the North Carolina legislature did not include these criteria when redistricting the state. In that case, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it did not have the authority to overturn redistricting maps, as it would violate the separation of powers.

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

She contacted the Minneapolis police officer at the scene and shifted blame to Mohamud and her friends, according to court documents. Because of Weyker’s statements, which one court described as “ lies and manipulation ,” Mohamud and her friends were arrested on suspicion of tampering with a federal witness. Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS Rules Quiet Title Act’s Time Bar Is Claim-Processing Rule

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that the Quiet Title Act’s statute of limitations is a claim-processing rule rather than a bright-line rule that constrains a court’s jurisdiction. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote on behalf of the Court. North Dakota ex rel. In Wilkins v. United States , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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The Predictability of the Mayo/Alice Framework – A New Empirical Perspective

Patently O

Professor Datzov is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law. The Mayo/Alice framework used to determine patent eligibility has been a lightning rod for criticism since the Supreme Court’s decisions a decade ago. By Jason Rantanen and Nikola Datzov. affirmance rate.

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Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently

LawSites

I built a document automation app online to help people fight their tickets for free using a recent court decision that had come down in Manhattan. There were two other court decisions from just outside of the city that were persuasive as well. William Peacock writes about law and technology for the Rally blog.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.