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United States, involving whether juries must make the determination whether qualifying predicate offenses “were committed on occasions different from one another” under the Armed Career Criminal Act sentencing enhancement scheme. [read post]

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Funding for Native healthcare programs, and the Armed Career Criminal Act returns

15 Nov 2023, 1:28 pm by John Elwood

United States, Thomas v. [read post]

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Using expert testimony to prove a criminal defendant’s knowledge of drug trafficking

8 Nov 2023, 6:53 am by John Elwood

Feds for Medical Freedom, 23-60Issue: Whether, pursuant to United States v. [read post]

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Whether “bump stocks” are “machineguns,” and a very specific arbitration issue

1 Nov 2023, 5:53 am by John Elwood

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit violated this court’s precedents by employing a flawed methodology for assessing prejudice under Strickland v. [read post]

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An appellate court’s claimed “defiance” in a death-penalty case

27 Oct 2023, 7:12 am by John Elwood

Biden, 22-1225Issues: (1) Whether the judgment below should be vacated and the case remanded for dismissal as moot under United States v. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Claims His Defense Lawyer Ineffectively Used AI Program That Led to Botching Closing Argument

18 Oct 2023, 12:44 pm by Eugene Volokh

Strickland v. [read post]

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This week’s relists: preemption of consumer protection laws, bankruptcy claims, COVID mandates and . . . Chevron deference again?

11 Oct 2023, 11:17 am by John Elwood

Back in March, the Supreme Court invited the solicitor general to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on these cases. [read post]

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The long conference’s relists

5 Oct 2023, 2:38 pm by John Elwood

Tingley v. [read post]

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Government seeks clarity on remedy after recent bankruptcy decision

21 Jul 2023, 3:53 pm by Kalvis Golde

Office of the United States Trustee v. [read post]

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Sixth Amendment does not require that counsel be clairvoyant to be effective.

24 Jun 2023, 5:43 pm by Frank Heft

United v. [read post]

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Is it unconstitutional for an elected official to block critics on social media?

20 Apr 2023, 12:54 pm by John Elwood

United States, 21-8190 Issue: Whether this Court should overturn its decision in United States v. [read post]

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Federal Court Approves Large Unpaid Wages Settlement

31 Mar 2023, 1:19 pm by Matthew B. Kaplan

Strickland Waterproofing Company, Incorporated, no. 3:20-cv-00076, was before the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. [read post]

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Can fishermen be required to pay for federal monitors? And by the way – should Chevron be overruled?

30 Mar 2023, 10:31 am by John Elwood

United States, 21-8190Issue: Whether this Court should overturn its decision in United States v. [read post]

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Congressional oversight of the Trump International Hotel, civil rights “testers,” and the death penalty

23 Mar 2023, 7:01 am by John Elwood

The court granted vacatur under United States v. [read post]

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New Appellate Division Decision Highlights Limited Scope of Review of Arbitration Awards

8 Mar 2023, 10:18 am by Christopher P. Anton

The case, Strickland v. [read post]