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Court Fees Called ‘Another Layer of Punishment’ for Rural Poor

The Crime Report

Nationwide, research over the last decade has documented how skyrocketing court fines and fees cause harm to those least able to pay them, and make future justice involvement more likely. Mostly white and rural states like Idaho regularly impose substantial monetary sanctions on people without the means to pay them.”.

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The morning read for Wednesday, April 17

SCOTUSBlog

Share The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning in argued cases from the current term. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in Thornell v. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. Youngkin , in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Cases on Clean Water Act and Voting Rights Act will headline October oral arguments

SCOTUSBlog

Share With two dozen cases from its 2021-22 term still undecided, the Supreme Court on Tuesday released the first argument calendar for its 2022-23 term. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit used the correct test to determine whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” for purposes of the Clean Water Act. Goertz (Oct.

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“Fetal Personhood Fight Underlies Supreme Court Abortion Case; Idaho abortion ban conflicts with federal law, US says; Reading of statute key question in appeal”

HowAppealing

“Fetal Personhood Fight Underlies Supreme Court Abortion Case; Idaho abortion ban conflicts with federal law, US says; Reading of statute key question in appeal”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Gun-Free School Zones and Concealed Carry: Which Takes Precedence?

The Crime Report

In most urban and suburban areas, particularly in Texas, it’s “nearly impossible to go about one’s day without entering a school zone,” which in turn conflicts with a citizen’s ability to exercise a right guaranteed under the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, writes Tyler Smotherman, a J.D.

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ACLU sues Idaho over legal opinion expanding abortion restrictions

JURIST

The opinion, authored by Idaho Attorney General (AG) Raúl Labrador, concerns § 18-622(2) of the Idaho Criminal Code. The statute in its plain language states, criminal penalties will apply to “every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion.” Idaho defines life as beginning at fertilization.

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