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Federal ban on inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain may get another Supreme Court test

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. After a few slow weeks on the relist front, the Supreme Court came roaring back this week

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Court seems unwilling to embrace broad version of “independent state legislature” theory

The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it may not be ready to adopt a sweeping interpretation of the Constitution, known as the “independent state legislature” theory, that would give state legislatures broad power to regulate federal elections with

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Justices debate bankruptcy treatment of debts incurred by fraud

Unless they find another case in the next few weeks, the argument Tuesday in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley will bring a close to this term’s encounters with the Bankruptcy Code. As I explained in my preview of the argument, Bartenwerfer presents a statutory puz

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The Future Ready Lawyer Survey 2022: Addressing The Growing Pressure On Law Firms

There are multiple factors identified as drivers of change within law firms, and there is now rough consensus that technology is one of those factors for firms. The post The Future Ready Lawyer Survey 2022: Addressing The Growing Pressure On Law Firms app

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