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Pondering the aftermath of a landmark ruling in felon-in-possession cases

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United States , holding that a conviction under the federal statute penalizing felons in possession of a firearm requires not only the defendant’s knowledge that he possessed a gun, but also that he knew he had the legal status of a convicted felon. The 7-2 decision overruled precedent in every circuit that had considered the issue.

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Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket 

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The lower courts dismissed their case, concluding that the plaintiffs lacked a legal right to sue, known as standing. Bost and the electors then came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to take up their appeal. The justices also granted a petition for reviewfiled by William Trevor Case in Case v.

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Justices take up challenge to purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map

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South Carolina Conference of the NAACP to their merits calendar for the 2023-24 term as well as three other cases, including a dispute arising from former President Donald Trump’s lease of a government-owned building in Washington, D.C., The justices added Alexander v. and two cases involving the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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