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Justices to consider retroactivity of the Ramos decision

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

The justices granted a petition filed by Thedrick Edwards, who was sentenced to life in prison for several robberies and a rape that occurred over a three-day period in 2006. At his trial, Edwards told the justices, the state used its challenges to exclude all but one African American...

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Supreme Court rules non-unanimous juries unconstitutional

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

On April 20, 2020 the United States Supreme Court decided Ramos v. Louisiana, which held that a single juror's vote to acquit is enough to prevent a conviction. The Court held that this decision applies to all those whose convictions are not yet final, but declined to decide whether...

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Dallas police officer arrested for killing man in wrong apartment

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

A man was killed when a neighbor mistakenly entered his apartment thinking it was her apartment. The neighbor was a Dallas Police officer. The manager of the property gave a statement indicating that the numbers on the apartment door were high up and said the mistake is understandable....

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Kamala Harris Grills Brett Kavanaugh

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

Watch Kamala Harris grill Brett Kavanaugh about his discussions with the law firm representing Trump about the Mueller investigation. Mr. Kavanaugh has weighed in on multiple occasions about the limitations regarding the prosecution of a sitting president. This is presumably why Mr....

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Defense begins in Manafort tax evasion and fraud trial

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

Prosecutors rested their tax evasion and bank fraud case in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The testimony contended Manafort used millions of dollars hidden in offshore accounts to fund a luxurious lifestyle. It was also argued that he later obtained millions...

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Poor New Orleans defendants entitled to neutral hearing to demonstrate inability to pay fines and fees.

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

The New Orleans Advocate reported that Judge Vance ruled that her decision applies to a broad class of people: everyone who now owes money from fines and fees, and everyone will incur those debts in the future. On Friday, Vance declared that "undisputed evidence" shows the 13 judges of...

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Has Trump Violated the Emoluments Clause?

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

"The court determines that plaintiffs have convincingly argued that the term 'emolument' in both the foreign and domestic Emoluments Clauses, with slight refinements that the court will address, means any 'profit,' 'gain,' or 'advantage' and that accordingly they have stated...

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Trump v. Hawaii

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 24 March, 2023

Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience...

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