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Morning Docket: 04.20.22
* Sick flight: airborne passengers remove masks mid flight in response to a Judge overturning federal mask mandates. [Vice] * It’s hip to be kind: Mainers want to extend their Good Samaritan laws. [WMTW] * Not done fighting: Wendy Davis continues the lega
By IG
Apr 20, 2022
The morning read for Tuesday, April 19
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected]. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: The Supreme Court
By IG
Apr 20, 2022
Can you sue the police for Miranda violations? Court will wrestle with rules, rights, and remedies for wrongs.
Miranda v. Arizona is one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in American criminal procedure. Mirandaanswered the question, “does the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination extend to the police interrogation of a suspect?” wit
By IG
Apr 20, 2022
Justices wrestle with mootness and intergovernmental immunity in Hanford workers’ comp case
It might not be easy to get to the merits of United States v. Washington. A funny thing happened on the way to oral argument: The state of Washington modified the 2018 workers’ compensation law at the center of the case, raising the prospect that... The p
By IG
Apr 20, 2022