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Justices asked to review Arizona’s life-without-parole sentencing scheme for youths

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Colorado 23-831 Issues : (1) Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction that elevates a subsequent offense from a misdemeanor to a felony is an element of the subsequent offense that must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt under Apprendi v. New Jersey ; and (2) whether this court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. CBAF reported that the second activist was sentenced to two years in prison, with both years deferred.

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