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

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The jury was told the parties had stipulated that Greer had previously been convicted of a felony. Thus, the 11th Circuit concluded, Greer suffered no prejudice when he was convicted by a jury that had not been instructed of the government’s obligation to prove that Greer knew of his felony status when possessing the firearm.

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South Carolina Legislators Move to Criminalize Sharing Abortion Information

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The South Carolina legislature is moving to enact a new law with deeply troubling free speech implications. The free speech concerns are even greater with regard to the South Carolina law. South Carolina has moved to lower its ban from the 20th to the 6th week of a pregnancy.

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Andy Warhol’s artwork, Arizona’s capital sentencing, and more on armed career criminals

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South Carolina that in cases where a capital defendant’s future dangerousness is at issue, due process entitles the defendant to inform the jury that he will be ineligible for parole if not sentenced to death. Next week we should have a better idea what the justices think. In 1994, the Supreme Court held in Simmons v. New Relists.

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Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket 

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Montana , who was charged with felony assault on a police officer after a 2021 incident in which Cases former girlfriend called the police to report that Case had threatened both suicide and to harm any police officers who came to his home. 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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