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Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cameras-banner-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error" title="Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />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.  The Supreme Court is hitting its stride in sorting through the relists. At its last conference, it granted review of...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/justices-consider-next-steps-in-murder-case-in-which-prosecution-admits-error/">Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 8 min read
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Are We Heading For Austerity 2.0?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gesture after her speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Monday,…

mingooland · · 6 min read
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Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/supremecourt-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument" title="Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/supremecourt-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/supremecourt-2-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/supremecourt-2-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/supremecourt-2-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Supreme Court has tapped a former clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor to defend a lower court ruling in next term’s Barrett v. United States, a New York man’s challenge to his robbery convictions and sentences under two federal laws. The federal government, which prevailed...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/former-clerk-tapped-for-fall-double-jeopardy-argument/">Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 3 min read
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The morning read for Thursday, March 20

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Banner200115r-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The morning read for Thursday, March 20" title="The morning read for Thursday, March 20" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: White House calls on Supreme Court to rein in judges blocking Trump’s agenda (Steve Holland & Nandita Bose, Reuters) Trump administration unfazed by...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-thursday-march-20/">The morning read for Thursday, March 20</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 1 min read
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Der Streit um die fehlenden Pflege-Milliarden

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music – Teure Wahlversprechen: Die SPD will die Pflegeheimkosten deckeln, die CDU steigende Sozialbeiträge verhindern. Über einen dicken Brocken…

mingooland · · 1 min read
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