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House passes bill to give more rights to family members of federal homicide victims

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Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Swalwell is a former Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, CA, and McCaul is a former federal prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General of Texas. Other former federal prosecutors, Glenn Kirschner and Katharine Manning helped draft the bill as well.

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“Is marriage equality next if Roe falls? What the lawyers behind key LGBTQ Supreme Court victories say; Mary Bonauto of Obergefell v. Hodges, Roberta Kaplan of United States v. Windsor and Paul Smith of Lawrence v. Texas all told Grid that Alito’s draft opinion is a warning sign.”

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Texas all told Grid that Alito’s draft opinion is a warning sign.” What the lawyers behind key LGBTQ Supreme Court victories say; Mary Bonauto of Obergefell v. Hodges, Roberta Kaplan of United States v. Windsor and Paul Smith of Lawrence v. ” Chris Geidner of Grid has this report.

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UMKC School of Law Wins National Patent Application Drafting Competition

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Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. By Chris Holman Last week the U. The competition is scored on the basis of the patent application and an oral presentation before a panel of three judges.

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Ohio governor signs bill allowing school staff to carry guns without peace officer training

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House Bill 99 was drafted in response to the murder of 19 children and two teachers in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting on May 24. The bill moved quickly through the State Senate after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, with only two Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against the bill.

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Meandering argument showcases differing views about gambling on tribal lands in Texas

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Texas was another instance of a common jurisprudential problem for the justices: how should a modern court, largely devoted to textualism in its statutory interpretation, deal with cases about Native American tribes, which traditionally have depended on historical and contextual understandings only weakly linked to the text of the statute.

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Work Your Litigation Cases Like a Project Manager

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Routine tasks like drafting forms, sending emails, and following up on deadlines should be repeatable and organized for consistency. Checklists for seemingly simple tasks (motion drafting, e-filing, calendaring deadlines, etc.) ensure complete work that you can feel confident about. She has a B.A.

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US state lawmakers pledge to create refuge bills for transgender youth

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After SB 107 was introduced, similar bills were drafted in New York and Minnesota. We’re making it crystal clear: we will not let trans kids be belittled, used as political pawns and denied gender-affirming care. Now 16 states from all regions of the US have pledged to introduce trans refuge legislation.