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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

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The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The court rejected this argument. Justice Thissen’s opinion also held that the statute did not create the racially disparate impact of felony disenfranchisement.

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“8th Circuit court partially upholds Iowa’s 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law; a new lawsuit challenges the state’s 2021 statute”

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“8th Circuit court partially upholds Iowa’s 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law; a new lawsuit challenges the state’s 2021 statute”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

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The court appears likely to preserve theory of liability in False Claims Act cases

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Share During oral argument in two consolidated cases on Tuesday, the court seemed poised to reverse the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and reject a ruling observers said would gut the government’s primary anti-fraud statute. At issue on Tuesday in two consolidated cases – U.S. SuperValu Inc.

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Supreme Court maintains focus on defendant’s subjective beliefs in False Claims Act cases

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Share In a unanimous opinion on Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected an attempt to shift the knowledge standard in False Claims Act cases that had the potential to gut the government’s primary anti-fraud statute. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit had found it was never relevant. SuperValu Inc. and United States ex rel.

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Brnovich, election-law tradeoffs, and the limited role of the courts

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Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Brnovich v. Muller is the Bouma fellow in law and professor of law at the University of Iowa College of Law. Democratic National Committee set the path for the six-justice majority of the Supreme Court to reject challenges to two Arizona laws.

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Justices will consider false claims in two pharmacy cases

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Share The False Claims Act has for decades been the government’s primary anti-fraud statute. Under the FCA, a defendant is liable for submitting a false claim to the government for payment if it acted “knowingly,” which the statute defines as acting with actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance, or reckless disregard.

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Four petitions on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act

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Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit striking down some provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Although the district court largely agreed with the challengers, the en banc 5th Circuit later upheld various provisions. Four petitions involve a decision by the en banc U.S. In Branch Banking & Trust Company v. Cherokee Nation v.

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