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Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan Blocked by Eighth Circuit

July 18, 2024
A Biden Administration debt relief plan that could cancel billions in student loans was temporarily halted Thursday by the Eighth Circuit…
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2 federal judges nudge SCOTUS to reconsider jury trial limitation as 10th Circuit overturns conviction for Instagram post

July 17, 2024
Two members of the Denver-based federal appeals court took the unusual step on Tuesday of encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its century-old precedent finding the constitutional right to a jury trial in “all criminal prosecutions” does not apply to petty offenses. At the same time, the panel of three judges for the U.S.…
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Appeals court overturns conviction of man accused of violating Forest Service regulations

July 16, 2024
The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a Colorado man who was accused of violating U.S. Forest Service (USFS) regulations to promote his outdoor apparel company. In October 2021, David Lesh was found guilty of violating USFS rules for snowmobiling at Keystone Resort in April 2020 and posting photos to Instagram…
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RI fisher whose lawsuit reached Supreme Court: 'The little guy finally has a fighting chance'

July 9, 2024
Meghan Lapp refused to pay the salaries of government-mandated fisheries observers. She took her fight all the way to the Supreme Court…
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Fishing Industry Lands Supreme Court Win, Overturning Chevron Doctrine

July 7, 2024
When New England fishing vessel operators prevailed in a suit over federal overreach, they triggered a tsunami that will affect the administrative state…
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

July 5, 2024
New Civil Liberties Alliance, Latham & Watkins LLP, Clement & Murphy PLLC and Cause of Action Institute easily lead this week’s edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 40-year-old precedent that said when judges should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of law in rulemaking…
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