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Supreme Court Emphasizes Role of Juries With Three-Strikes Gun Law
Justices Gorsuch and Jackson clashed over the practical nature of requiring juries to make factual determinations needed for sentencing enhancements.
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Supreme Court Rules 9-0 for Texas Landowners Flooded by Highway Project
The 5th Circuit was wrong to find the property owners could not sue, the justices found.
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Prosecution of Far-Right but Not Antifa for Same Riots ‘Constitutionally Impermissible’: Judge
The judge found that the government ’selectively prosecuted' two far-right men but not far-left rioters for acts of violence at the same event.
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Supreme Court Considers Landowners’ Claims Against Texas for Flood Damage
Property owners sued in state court. Then the state transferred the cases to federal court and said the lawsuits couldn’t proceed.
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Ramaswamy Protests Farmland Seizures for CO2 Pipelines at Iowa Capitol
Laura Loomer was also among those who showed up to a rally against the use of eminent domain to take land for a carbon capture pipeline in Iowa.
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Supreme Court Asked to Limit Local Government Power Over Development Impact Fees
A California homeowner argues a local government’s charge to develop property is an unconstitutional taking of property.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Development Impact Fees
Homeowner argues governments cannot use the permit process to make individuals pay exorbitant impact fees.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Texas Farmer Flooded by Highway Project
Ever since the Texas Transportation Department renovated nearby Interstate 10, the farmer’s land becomes a lake after heavy rainfall.
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Supreme Court Emphasizes Role of Juries With Three-Strikes Gun Law
Justices Gorsuch and Jackson clashed over the practical nature of requiring juries to make factual determinations needed for sentencing enhancements.
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Supreme Court Rules 9-0 for Texas Landowners Flooded by Highway Project
The 5th Circuit was wrong to find the property owners could not sue, the justices found.
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Prosecution of Far-Right but Not Antifa for Same Riots ‘Constitutionally Impermissible’: Judge
The judge found that the government ’selectively prosecuted' two far-right men but not far-left rioters for acts of violence at the same event.
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Supreme Court Considers Landowners’ Claims Against Texas for Flood Damage
Property owners sued in state court. Then the state transferred the cases to federal court and said the lawsuits couldn’t proceed.
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Ramaswamy Protests Farmland Seizures for CO2 Pipelines at Iowa Capitol
Laura Loomer was also among those who showed up to a rally against the use of eminent domain to take land for a carbon capture pipeline in Iowa.
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Supreme Court Asked to Limit Local Government Power Over Development Impact Fees
A California homeowner argues a local government’s charge to develop property is an unconstitutional taking of property.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Development Impact Fees
Homeowner argues governments cannot use the permit process to make individuals pay exorbitant impact fees.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Texas Farmer Flooded by Highway Project
Ever since the Texas Transportation Department renovated nearby Interstate 10, the farmer’s land becomes a lake after heavy rainfall.
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