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Oklahoma AG tells SCOTUS that state court decision allowing Glossip's execution cannot stand
The Oklahoma court's decision refusing to throw out Richard Glossip's conviction in the face of "grave prosecutorial misconduct" has "no valid place in…
Apr 24
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Oklahoma AG tells SCOTUS that state court decision allowing Glossip's execution cannot stand
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Conservative justices question overcriminalization now, with Jan. 6 case
The case over whether the Justice Department is using a conspiracy law too broadly could have implications for Donald Trump's federal charges in D.C.
Apr 17
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Arizona's near-total abortion ban likely blocked until at least June, as next steps planned
Law Dork has the 1971 lawsuit underlying this week's Arizona Supreme Court ruling. Also: Last Week Tonight's Chris McDaniel exposes death penalty drug…
Apr 13
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Arizona's near-total abortion ban likely blocked until at least June, as next steps planned
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Cannon's presidential records order in Trump case puts special counsel in a bind
Although Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Trump's request to have the case dismissed, she also refused to rule on the relevance of the Presidential Records…
Apr 4
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Cannon's presidential records order in Trump case puts special counsel in a bind
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Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2024
Update: The state killed Michael Smith on Thursday. Also: The Fifth Circuit hears a second argument over Texas's S.B. 4 criminal immigration law.
Apr 3
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Fifth Circuit keeps Texas's S.B. 4 blocked, stating it "appears to run headlong into federal law"
Chief Judge Priscilla Richman detailed how Texas's criminal immigration law conflicts with federal law, saying it's likely a "quintessential" case for…
Mar 27
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Fifth Circuit keeps Texas's S.B. 4 blocked, stating it "appears to run headlong into federal law"
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Texas's S.B. 4 immigration enforcement law appears likely to remain on hold for now
Chief Judge Priscilla Richman of the Fifth Circuit, a George W. Bush appointee, was skeptical of Texas's arguments to enforce the law immediately.
Mar 20
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Texas's S.B. 4 immigration enforcement law appears likely to remain on hold for now
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Fifth Circuit puts Texas's S.B. 4 immigration law on hold, yet again
The appeals court is next holding a hearing March 20 on whether to keep the law on hold. This flurry of action followed SCOTUS allowing the law to go…
Mar 19
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Fifth Circuit puts Texas's S.B. 4 immigration law on hold, yet again
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Florida news, from Cannon rejecting a Trump request to the "Say Gay" settlement
Judge Cannon denied Trump's request to dismiss the Espionage Act case against him, and DeSantis settles the challenge to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law.
Mar 15
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Florida news, from Cannon rejecting a Trump request to the "Say Gay" settlement
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Texas asks SCOTUS to let it enforce its new immigration criminal law during appeal
The Fifth Circuit allowed Texas to do so. Will SCOTUS stop them? Also: The Eleventh Circuit said a detective might not get qualified immunity in a…
Mar 12
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Texas asks SCOTUS to let it enforce its new immigration criminal law during appeal
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Hochul's troops-in-the-subway move is trash, and more Dems should be saying it
“Anyone looking to do harm or spread fear on our subways, you will be caught,” Hochul said. Has New York's governor been caught yet?
Mar 7
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Hochul's troops-in-the-subway move is trash, and more Dems should be saying it
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SCOTUS takes up Trump immunity claim, hears bump stock rule case
The arguments over Trump's twice-rejected immunity claim won't even be held until April 22. Also: The justices were skeptical of the bump stock rule…
Feb 29
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SCOTUS takes up Trump immunity claim, hears bump stock rule case
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