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Mark Chenoweth on the Upcoming SCOTUS Decisions

July 11, 2019
Mark Chenoweth was on Fox News to talk about the upcoming Supreme Court decisions in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor, Gamble v. U.S., and the controversial 2020 Census Citizenship Question. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Gundy v. United States: Revisiting the Nondelegation Doctrine, or Not?

June 26, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gundy v. United States disappointed some observers who were hoping that the Court would use the case to reinvigorate the nondelegation doctrine.  Instead, the Court upheld the federal government’s authority under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), a 2006 law requiring sex offenders to register with authorities in the…
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Daily Dicta: Mark Cuban Strikes Again in SEC Fifth Circuit Appeal

June 20, 2019
Never one to miss a chance to kick the SEC, the celebrity billionaire signed on to an amicus brief, this one filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a team from Paul Hastings. Mark Cuban knows how to hold a grudge. Written by Jenna Greene Originally published by Law.com TweetShareShare0…
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SEC Fights Ex-Xerox CFO's Bid To Lift 16-Year-Old Gag Order

June 20, 2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission challenged a bid by a former Xerox executive to lift a gag order in his 16-year-old settlement with the agency, telling a New York federal court Tuesday that the man waived his First Amendment rights when he agreed to the consent judgment. To read full story click here Written by…
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Court Forces Rethink On Federal Sentencing Guidance

June 18, 2019
A recent appellate decision on the interpretation of federal sentencing guidelines could have a major impact on people with prior criminal records who are being sentenced for new crimes, some advocates say. To read the full story, click here. Written by Emma CuetoOriginally published by law360.com TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Inmate Says Bureau Dropped the Ball on Good-Time Credits

June 18, 2019
(CN) – Saying he is one of 4,000 federal prisoners being confined past sentence calculations, an Illinois man brought a federal complaint to secure his immediate release. Robert Shipp filed the suit Friday in Washington with attorneys at New Civil Liberties Alliance. Though he was initially sentenced to life in prison on federal drug charges filed against…
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