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Kentucky’s big bet and Monsanto’s Roundup warnings

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In 2011, after 60 years in which the statute did not lead to a reported decision, Kentucky sued the operators of PokerStars, an online poker platform, to recover the combined poker losses of Kentucky citizens. A Kentucky state court awarded Kentucky $870 million, calculated as three times $290 million in losses. Issues : (1) Whether the U.S.

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Acquitted-conduct sentencing returns

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The statute was amended in 1950 to remove burglary from the list, and in 1968 it was amended to add rape and murder, in part because a federal civil rights commission noted the omission of such serious felonies from the list. Lastly, we have a foursome of newly relisted immigration cases. She also notes that in Skipper v.

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“Remain in Mexico” and Texas’ anti-abortion law

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immigration court. 1225 , states that the DHS secretary “may” return noncitizens to Mexico during their immigration proceedings, but does not require the secretary to do so, such that the Biden administration can change policies. In her cert petition, the U.S. Texas abortion law. Issue : Whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Lynch v.

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Relist Watch

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Under the Immigration and Nationality Act , immigrants can be denied green cards if, “in the opinion of” the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the person is “likely at any time to become a public charge.” South Carolina Coastal Council. Department of Homeland Security v. New York , 20-449 , and Wolf v.

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