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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for July 1

Welcome to the July 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Chief Judge Srinivasan's Cursory Emoluments Clauses Analysis

After four years of contested litigation, the D.C. Circuit cursorily resolves the meaning of the Emoluments Clauses without any acknowledgment of contrary positions.

Reason

The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

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Gyanvapi dispute: Dist. court junks plea for FIR against Masjid panel

The court said that the petitioner could not produce any specific evidence that pointed to any cognizable offences committed by the masjid panel

The Hindu

Supreme Court Gives Biden Administration a (Temporary?) Win on Immigration with Final Decision of Term

Chief Justice Roberts final opinion of the term rejects the statutory challenge to the Biden Administration's rescission of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

Reason

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in federal court in New York after judge says he left ‘a trail of broken lives’

NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations.

Chicago Tribune

Nora Sheehan: Man, 73, appears in court charged with murder of Cork woman over 40 years ago

Noel Long with an address at 28 Maulbawn, Passage West, Co. Cork appeared before Judge James McNulty at a sitting of Skibbereen District Court where he was formally charged with the murder of Mrs Sheehan.

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Jury discharged in Brisbane rape trial

A jury has been discharged in the Brisbane District Court trial of a man accused of raping a female friend while he was in a long-term gay relationship.

AAP

Accused in Belagavi triple murder case acquitted

Praveen Subramanya Bhat was earlier convicted by the Additional District Court

The Hindu

Louisiana legislature adjourns special redistricting session without new congressional boundaries, plaintiffs appeal to SCOTUS

The Louisiana legislature adjourned a special redistricting session on June 18 without approving revised congressional district boundaries. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) had called the special session on June 7 after the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana struck down the state’s congressional district map and…

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Jury's out in Carly McBride trial

After six weeks of evidence, a district court jury will decide whether James Anthony Cunneen is guilty of helping to cover up the murder of Carly McBride

Newcastle Herald

#TheyLied Prosecution Over Alleged Perjury and Faked Evidence

The defendant is one Rovier Carrington, who "sued Hollywood executives alleging that the executives had sexually assaulted him, and that they had defrauded him in connection with a decision to refuse to produce [his] reality television program."

Reason

UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter

On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse and espionage.

The Conversation

Union Station: Ninth Circuit panel says California can deduct union dues from state Medicaid payments to home care providers

On June 8, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed two district court decisions dismissing challenges to California’s deduction of union dues from Medicaid payments to home care providers. The panel issued a single opinion after consolidating the two appeals.

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Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina

Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men will have their sentences vacated posthumously

ABC News

Former Labor staffer Benjamin John Waters spared jail over child abuse material

A District Court judge has described the child exploitation market as a "serious social evil", before sparing a former South Australian Labor staffer jail for viewing and sending child abuse material.

Tribune News Service

Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor for federal judge in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Jerry Blackwell to be the next federal judge in Minnesota, elevating the Minneapolis attorney who gained international notoriety for his role in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.

ABC News

Townsville woman Chiquetta Terese Paronella fined after leaving girl on bus outside childcare centre in 2021

Chiquetta Terese Paronella did not have a conviction recorded against her after pleading guilty to one count of endangering a child by exposure.

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No Medical-Marijuana Exception to Federal Pretrial Release Conditions Barring Violation of Federal Law

From U.S. v. Cannon, decided Wednesday by the Third Circuit (Judges Cheryl Krause, Luis Restrepo, and Brooks Smith): As a [statutorily required] condition of his bond, a Magistrate Judge ordered that Cameron Cannon {"must not violate federal, state, or local law while on release" [Condition 1]} …. That includes the…

The Denver Post

Broncos sale: How franchise got to point of selling to Rob Walton for record $4.65 billion

The Broncos entered into a sale agreement with the group led by Rob Walton and Greg Penner late Tuesday night. How did the franchise get to this point? A timeline:

ABC News

Adelaide music teacher Malcolm Winston Day faces District Court over abuse of student in 1980s

Malcolm Winston Day, 80, who has pleaded guilty to grooming and abusing a 15-year-old student in the early 1980s, is already serving a prison sentence for abusing another pupil in 1987.

WEKU

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, will be free of court restrictions June 15

John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight.

ABC News

Former Nationals WA MP James Hayward committed for trial accused of child sex abuse

Former Nationals WA-turned-independent state MP James Hayward is set to plead not guilty in the District Court to charges of abusing a young girl in the South West.

Reason

"Texas should not be required to seek preclearance from the federal courts before its laws go into effect"

Well, at least from the U.S District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division.

Reason

Supreme Court Reinstates Stay of Texas Social Media Law (Pending Appeal); Justices Alito Dissents

Justices Thomas and Gorsuch join Justice Alito's dissent, and Justice Kagan disagreed with the majority without opinion. This is not a decision on the merits of the law, but Justice Alito's dissent notes why the answer to the merits question is "quite unclear."

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