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The criminal process in Shelby County's courts is a notoriously complex and opaque process to the average Memphian. A new report shows how cases move.
How the process works The court says it's routine for justices to circulate draft opinions internally. It's part of a larger procedure that involves deliberating, voting and assigning writers.
The Supreme Court confirmation process is actually less political than it once was. Our fights over nominees might be bitter, but they’re still less contentious than in the 19th century.
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday appeared to defer on deciding whether detainees at the Guantánamo Bay wartime prison have due process rights under the Constitution, pulling back ...
The court’s 5-4 ruling Monday night requires those challenging Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rely on a complicated and rarely successful legal process known as habeas corpus, and to ...
Utah Supreme Court scrutinizes process that sliced state’s most Democrat-heavy district into 4. By Sam Metz - Associated Press | Jul 11, 2023. Leah Hogsten, The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool.
With a set of rulings handed down over the past week, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court decisively stood up for the due process rights of Americans who come into conflict with ...
WASHINGTON — By historical standards, the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson should have been a layup: A liberal Supreme Court pick who’s indisputably qualified, recently approved by ...
Federal Courts’ Emerging Bottom Line: Due Process Rights for Immigrants. The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.
State Supreme Court justices lobbed questions Tuesday at attorneys for the state and the seven voters suing over maps they claim dilute their voting power and violate the state constitution.
The court’s 5-4 ruling Monday night requires those challenging Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rely on a complicated and rarely successful legal process known as habeas corpus, and to ...