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In rare win for people on death row, justices chide Arizona for ignoring Supreme Court precedent

In what was only the second opinion day of the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court delivered a rare win for a criminally convicted petitioner and offered a clarifying example of when it is appropriate for a federal court to intervene when a state court fails.

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Justices decide a day-rate is not a salary

The basic rule is simple: If you earn an hourly wage and you work more than 40 hours in a week, you are probably entitled to “time and a half” overtime pay. But that widely known formula can give way to complexity, as it did... The post Justices decide a

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Court declines to stay execution of Florida man whose jury did not unanimously vote for death penalty

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the execution of Donald David Dillbeck to move forward in Florida, denying his request for a stay in a brief, unsigned order. There were no recorded dissents. Dillbeck was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of

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