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Justices mull “exhaustion” requirement when noncitizens appeal deportation orders

During Tuesday’s argument in Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, some justices seemed inclined to side with a woman who is facing deportation and wants to pursue her claim for humanitarian relief in a federal appeals court. The case may clarify thorny procedural q

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Virginia resident challenges electricity rates set by Tennessee Valley Authority

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Since its creation by Congress during the New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority, a

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Justices were not asked to swear under penalty of perjury that they didn’t leak Dobbs

Gail Curley, the Supreme Court’s marshal, said on Friday that she spoke with the justices as part of her investigation into the Dobbs leak but that the justices – unlike court employees – were not asked to swear under penalty of perjury that they were...

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Those Predicted Big Biglaw Rate Increases? They’re Going To Be Bigger

Big bills ahead in 2023. The post Those Predicted Big Biglaw Rate Increases? They’re Going To Be Bigger appeared first on Above the Law.

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