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The morning read for Monday, January 22
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court rejects Devon Archer appeal in criminal case (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) What to Know
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Jan 23, 2024
Justices take up bid to overturn Oklahoma death sentence
Eight years after the Supreme Court blocked his execution so that it could consider a challenge to Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol, the justices agreed on Monday to take up the case of Richard Glossip, who is seeking to set aside his conviction
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Jan 23, 2024
Court allows Border Patrol to cut Texas’ razor wire along Rio Grande
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a request from the Biden administration to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire installed by Texas along a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border. Three migrants – a woman and two children – drowned
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Jan 23, 2024
Justices decline to intervene in Michigan redistricting dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a battle over race and redistricting in Michigan. In a brief unsigned order, the justices denied a request by the state’s independent redistricting commission to put on hold a lower court’s ruling that
By IG
Jan 23, 2024