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Justices to consider ability to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Justices to consider ability to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal" title="Justices to consider ability to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-5-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-5-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-5-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Next week, when they return from their long holiday break, the justices will have, among other exciting matters, a dispute about the ability of a claimant to renew a lawsuit years after voluntarily dismissing it. The specific legal question, posed in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/justices-to-consider-ability-to-renew-lawsuit-after-voluntary-dismissal/">Justices to consider ability to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 4 min read
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New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced

<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced" title="New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-3-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-3-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/supremecourt-3-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Prosecutors on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to allow Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case to go ahead as scheduled on Friday morning. Emphasizing that Trump’s conviction rests on conduct for which he is not entitled to immunity, that Trump can...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/new-york-prosecutors-tell-justices-to-let-trump-be-sentenced/">New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 5 min read
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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 9

<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, Jan. 9" title="The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 9" 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: Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing (Katherine Faulders, Jonathan Karl, & Devin Dwyer, ABC News) Trump Tests Power...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/the-morning-read-for-thursday-jan-9/">The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 9</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 1 min read
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Holding prison officials accountable for COVID measures

<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="Holding prison officials accountable for COVID measures" title="Holding prison officials accountable for COVID measures" 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.  On Friday, the Supreme Court justices will be meeting for the first time in nearly a month to discuss whether...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/holding-prison-officials-accountable-for-covid-measures/">Holding prison officials accountable for COVID measures</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com">SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>

mingooland · · 6 min read
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