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High Court Passes on Case of Georgia Man on Death Row Who Says Black Jurors Were Wrongly Purged

The condemned man's lawyers say the prosecutor in his case violated the Batson rule and ranted against it when trial attorneys raised concerns during jury selection that he was striking Black jurors because of their race.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices to Consider Sentences of Bank Robbers Dubbed 'Scarecrow Bandits'

The high court will decide whether a defendant convicted and sentenced before the First Step Act, but then resentenced after the criminal justice reform law went into effect, is eligible for its sentencing relief provisions.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court to Consider FDA's Stance on New E-Cig Products

The federal agency has denied applications to market new e-cigarette products on the grounds it's unclear whether the number of adults who use them to quit smoking will outweigh the risk of young people taking up vaping.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up First Amendment Challenge to Texas Online Pornography Law

A lower court said the law—which fines pornographic websites for failing to demand users' identification—is "rationally related to the government's legitimate interest in preventing minors' access to pornography."
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Supreme Court, Establishing Presidential Criminal Immunity, Makes History

"[T]he President cannot be prosecuted for conduct within his exclusive constitutional authority," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Little-Noticed Supreme Court Opinion That Could Bring Huge Consequences

Is it likely the court, as in Dobbs, will revisit Obergefell and abolish the right? The way the majority decided Munoz is a dire signal.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Jarkesy' Ruling Could Affect Agencies Beyond the SEC, Administrative Law Professors Say

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that "the constitutionality of hundreds of statutes may now be in peril, and dozens of agencies could be stripped of their power to enforce laws enacted by Congress."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Remands 1st Amendment Challenges to Texas and Florida Social Media Laws

In its decision, the high court sent internet industry challenges back to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh circuits to examine whether the statutes' unconstitutional applications "substantially outweigh" the constitutional ones.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Recognizing Presidential Immunity, Divided High Court Sends Trump Case Back to Trial Court

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, stated that former presidents have absolute immunity "with respect to the President's exercise of his core constitutional powers."
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Opens Door for New Businesses to Challenge Old Regulations

In their 6-3 decision, the justices said the statute of limitations does not begin until a plaintiff is actually injured by the government regulation in question.
3 minute read

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