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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. Washington. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. United States v.

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“Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence; In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings”

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“Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence; In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Roberts Jr.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of state laws restricting DNA testing post-conviction

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Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC this semester. I made my way to the US Supreme Court press box for JURIST Monday morning to listen to oral arguments in Gutierrez v. While a federal district court initially ruled in his favor, the U.S.

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Supreme Court rules US courts lack jurisdiction over forced art sale under Nazi rule

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In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the US Supreme Court ruled that the heirs of Jewish art dealers cannot bring a lawsuit in US courts against Germany over the alleged forced sale of art and artifacts under the Nazi regime. The Supreme Court on Wednesday also issued a one-sentence opinion in Republic of Hungary v.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

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Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, I walked up to an unusually quiet Supreme Court building to attend oral arguments for Ames v. and the admission of new attorneys to the Supreme Court bar.

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“Racial covenants in home titles to remain in public record, Washington Supreme Court rules”

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“Racial covenants in home titles to remain in public record, Washington Supreme Court rules”: Laurel Demkovich of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has this report. You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Washington Supreme Court at this link.

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Appeals court rules march for life students cannot bring harassment claims against comedian

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Covington Catholic high school students cannot bring harassment claims against comedian Kathy Griffin. On January 18, 2019, a group of Covington Catholic high school students participated in the annual March for Life rally in Washington, DC.