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Restitution, medical malpractice, and a capital appeal

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The question is how such laws should be considered when state-law disputes are brought in federal court under diversity of citizenship jurisdiction because the dispute involves citizens of different states. In such cases, the rule is that federal courts apply state substantive law and federal procedural law.

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Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma must execute Richard Glossip

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In January 2023, he said, he had received for the first time files from the state indicating that prosecutors knew, but had not disclosed to Glossip or his lawyers, that Sneed had been prescribed lithium for bipolar disorder after his arrest. Glossip asked an Oklahoma court to set aside his conviction and sentence last year.

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