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Limit to Federal 3-Strikes Law Is Fully Retroactive, SCOTUS Rules
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Last June, the Supreme Court struck down the Armed Career Criminal Act's so-called residual clause. Under the ACCA, which is the federal "three strikes" law,...
Supreme Court Could Deadlock on Obama's Immigration Plans
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Obama's immigration reform plan today. Under Obama's immigration plan, Deferred Action for Parents of...
Deaf Lawyers to Get Supreme Court Swearing-In Ceremony
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Thirteen deaf and hard of hearing lawyers will be sworn in at the Supreme Court next week. The attorneys are members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar...
Why the Supreme Court's Obamacare Contraception Case Matters
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In March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over what the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate can require of religious employers. The case, set to...
President Obama, Supreme Court Justices Head Back to Law School
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There's a long tradition of Supreme Court justices returning to law schools to talk about the law, spread some SCOTUS wisdom, and even delve into politics...
Garland's Clerks Go to Bat for Supreme Court Nominee
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Merrick Garland isn't just President Obama's nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court; he's one of the Court's most successful feeder...