DNA, Death Row and Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing.
Supreme Court hears Texas death penalty case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Escolastica Harrison in 1998.
Supreme Court Just Dealt Donald Trump 'Unexpected' Loss
Elon Musk, PAC Books and Wisconsin
Hungary, Holocaust and Supreme Court
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Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against Hungary
Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Supreme Court unanimously sides with Hungary in Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Hungary on Friday by rejecting a group of Holocaust survivors’ legal theory that sought to haul the country into American courts to pay compensation. The court’s decision rebuffs the survivors’ claims that they are entitled to funds from the Hungarian treasury for the government and national railway confiscating their assets during World War II,
"That's how I came to feel that I was being discriminated on because I was straight and pushed aside for them," Ames, 60, said in an interview. The U.S. Supreme Court is due next Wednesday to hear arguments in her bid to revive her civil rights lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Youth Services after lower courts threw it out.
The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from the court by the end of April, opening the door for the court to have a 6-1 majority of Democratic-backed justices.
Supreme Court, Alabama and unemployment
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Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
Supreme Court lets Alabama residents sue over extreme delays in unemployment benefits
An independent shrimper in Alabama spent months fighting for benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court ruled he and others have the right to sue.
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‘Catch-22’: Supreme Court sides with Alabamians suing over unemployment fiasco
The case could lead to an influx of 'reverse discrimination' claims as the nation turns away from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Britain's benchmark index closed higher on Monday, supported by aerospace and defence stocks, while some banks slid after the Supreme Court rejected a move by finance minister Rachel Reeves to intervene in a car loan mis-selling case.
Elon Musk’s team is seeking access to personal taxpayer data. Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fire an independent agency leader. U.S. and Russian officials will meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by lower courts.
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