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Fifth circuit invalidates Mississippi mail-in ballot election law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Friday invalidated a Mississippi election law that allowed mail-in and absentee election ballots as long as they were sent on or before Election Day. The ruling overturned the lower court’s decision that upheld the law. The State’s contrary law is preempted.”

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Court rules that e-cigarette retailers can seek judicial review in the 5th Circuit

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The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a challenge by retailers to the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of an application by R.J. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, where the retailers are based. Circuit or in the U.S.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

SCOTUSBlog

Share At oral arguments earlier this week the Supreme Court was skeptical of the Food and Drug Administrations effort to block a North Carolina-based company from challenging the denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana.

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The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 28

SCOTUSBlog

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court will decide. Heres the Tuesday morning read: FBI SWAT team raided the wrong house. Can family sue? 28 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The Volokh Conspiracy

Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an innocent Atlanta family, represented by IJ, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. So when people exposed to Agent Orange sued Dow in state court, Dow was able to have the case removed to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on transgender athletes

SCOTUSBlog

In a list of orders released on Thursday morning, the court granted a pair of petitions filed by Idaho and West Virginia , seeking review of lower-court rulings that barred them from enforcing such laws. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that ruling, agreeing that the law likely violates the Constitution.

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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.