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Florida man contests qualified immunity after infection from forced exposure to human feces

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. The judge-made doctrine of qualified immunity generally shields government officials f

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The morning read for Tuesday, August 1

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A. (Mike McIntire, The New York Time

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Justices allow execution of Missouri man who argued mental incompetency

The Supreme Court on Tuesday night refused to stay the execution of Johnny Johnson, scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT. The court’s liberal justices dissented from the decision to allow the execution to go forward, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor arguing that Johnson

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Prosecutors Want To Send Sam Bankman-Fried Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

They say it's the only way to stop the attempted witness tampering. The post Prosecutors Want To Send Sam Bankman-Fried Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 appeared first on Above the Law.

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