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The morning read for Wednesday, April 17

SCOTUSBlog

Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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White Nationalist Group Escalates Activity, Prompts Calls for Stronger Legal Penalties

The Crime Report

Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the group posted more than 1,000 pieces of racist propaganda between June and August, marched in Indianapolis, and in Boston in July, where they are accused of assaulting a Black man with shields.

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Disqualified voters challenge Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement provision

JURIST

The plaintiffs allege that this provision violates the Virginia Readmission Act , a law passed in 1870 alongside a series of statutes to readmit representatives from former Confederate states to Congress. According to the complaint, only nine crimes were considered felonies under Virginia common law in 1870.

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Court Fees Called ‘Another Layer of Punishment’ for Rural Poor

The Crime Report

In the most recent study, Idaho was singled out as relying almost entirely on penalties and fines to fund its judicial system, even as the state confronts more than $195 million in uncollected court debt. Mostly white and rural states like Idaho regularly impose substantial monetary sanctions on people without the means to pay them.”.

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Cases on Clean Water Act and Voting Rights Act will headline October oral arguments

SCOTUSBlog

3, the justices will hear oral argument in important cases involving issues such as voting rights, the Clean Water Act, and a challenge to a California animal-welfare law. During the argument session that begins on Oct. The justices will kick off the argument session with Sackett v. Pennsylvania (Oct. Milligan (Oct. Goertz (Oct.

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“Fetal Personhood Fight Underlies Supreme Court Abortion Case; Idaho abortion ban conflicts with federal law, US says; Reading of statute key question in appeal”

HowAppealing

“Fetal Personhood Fight Underlies Supreme Court Abortion Case; Idaho abortion ban conflicts with federal law, US says; Reading of statute key question in appeal”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Gun-Free School Zones and Concealed Carry: Which Takes Precedence?

The Crime Report

Do state laws permitting individuals to carry concealed weapons undermine federal legislation banning weapons in the vicinity of schools? Resolving the contradiction will require an amendment, according to a paper in the Texas Tech Law Review. candidate at the Texas Tech University School of Law and author of the paper.

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