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U.S. Supreme Court directs parties to file additional supplemental briefs in Moore v. Harper

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 directed the parties in Moore v. Harper to file supplemental letter briefs in the case by May 11. The court’s order asked the parties, “What is the effect on this Court’s jurisdiction of the April 28, 2023 order of the North Carolina Supreme Court?

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The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

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DOJ urges Supreme Court not to decide case on federal elections - Roll Call

The DOJ and most parties in a dispute about North Carolina congressional maps urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to decide the case.

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George Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges -- 3 essential reads

Even by today’s low ethical standards for politicians, George Santos is quite exceptional.

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Naperville, state of Illinois urge U.S. Supreme Court not to block ban on assault-style weapons

Gun shop owner Robert Bevis has asked the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings upholding the ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court Has Halted Richard Glossip's Execution

The state's own attorney general has said Glossip deserves a new trial.

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Pennsylvania Democrats, Republicans to pick state supreme court nominees on May 16

Welcome to the Monday, May 8, Brew.

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SCOTUS to hear case challenging Chevron deference

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 2023, agreed to hear Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo—a case that could curb or clarify future applications of Chevron deference by the federal courts.

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Illinois’ assault weapons ban back in effect for now after ruling by federal appeals judge in Chicago

Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook put a hold on an injunction that had been issued against the law last week by a federal judge in southern Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, is calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant a 60-day reprieve to a prisoner scheduled for execution

The Independent UK

Federal appeals court in Chicago asked to intervene after judge blocks assault weapons ban

The request comes just two weeks after the same court, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, declined to take similar action when a federal judge in Chicago refused to block the law.

Chicago Sun-Times

Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy 'Lee' Carhart dies at 81

Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy “Lee” Carhart has died

The Independent UK

State lawmakers across US pass 1 abortion ban but 2 defeated

With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion law in the U.S. remains unsettled

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A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory

North Carolina's highest court has overruled one of its own rulings, throwing into question if the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the major elections case known as Moore v. Harper.

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US Supreme Court ruling could turbocharge lawsuits against oil companies

A US Supreme Court ruling this week is set to open the floodgates for climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies that have been blocked for years by jurisdictional disputes. The decision comes on the heels of a bumper year for global climate litigation in 2022 and ahead of major climate…

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Supreme Court Hears Property Tax Home Equity Dispute

Can a state pocket your surplus home equity while collecting past-due property tax?

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Abortion-ban ordinances gain ground in New Mexico

A small town near Albuquerque in New Mexico has adopted an ordinance that prohibits distribution of abortion medication or supplies by mail

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US court mulls free speech and if officials can block critics on social media

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider if the first amendment bars government officials from blocking their critics on social media.

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Canada will try to offer abortion drug mifepristone to American women if it’s banned in the US

Canada’s Families Minister Karina Gould reacted to the US legal battle over mifepristone the day before the US Supreme Court ruling

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California leaders celebrate abortion pill access after Supreme Court decision

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California leaders commended Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that will temporarily preserve access to abortion pills, doubling down on their push to protect reproductive services in the Golden State.

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US Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.

The New Daily

America’s top court lifts ban on abortion pill

The US Supreme Court has blocked new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill, delivering a victory to President Joe Biden

Daily Mirror

Supreme court rules abortion pill CAN be accessed throwing out restriction bid

The US Supreme Court has ruled on a challenge to mifepristone pills, the most common method in the US, which was brought by anti-abortion campaigners in the first abortion controversy since Roe v. Wade

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Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in case on FDA approval of abortion pill

The Supreme Court has left the case in the hands of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments in the case for May 17.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court leaves abortion drug on the market, for now

The legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

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