In 2021, the Judiciary confronted uniquely trying times: The global pandemic placed serious constraints on the courts for a second straight year, unanticipated spikes in caseloads were driven by the Jan. 6 upheaval at the Capitol and other events, and cybersecurity threats to government technology systems continued unabated.
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On March 11, 2022, President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) announcing further prohibitions on imports, exports and new investments related to Russia. This announcement was made at the same time that the president and the other G7 leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union, announced new economic actions which will revoke Russia’s “Most Favored Nation” status (see Update of March 12, 2022) and efforts to deny borrowing … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.
Here’s the Friday morning read:
- Murkowski on tough Supreme Court choice: ‘This is a different game’ (Manu Raju & Alex Rogers, CNN)
- The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried. (Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times)
- The Marble Palace Blog: Tweeting Supreme Court History (Tony Mauro, The
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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the statute of limitations in the Quiet Title Act is a jurisdictional rule or a claims-processing rule and whether the government can prosecute wire fraud under a “right to control” theory of property.
In Wilkins v. United States, two landowners ask the justices to decide that the 12-year statute of limitations in the Quiet Title Act is not jurisdictional, with the … Read the rest
In celebration of Women’s History Month, a new video profile explores Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, perseverance in pursuing a career in law. She reflects on the challenges her parents faced raising 12 children on Saipan, and credits them with instilling in her a strong work ethic.
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It has been almost three weeks since the U.S. and its allies began imposing serious new sanctions and export control restrictions on Russia and Belarus in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This post summarizes the state of affairs as of Friday, March 11, 2022.
Please reach out to our team if you have any questions about these or future developments.
Current Status & What’s New
The current sanctions measures still do not amount to a full embargo on Russia, and Russia has … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.
Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
- Susan Collins signals Biden Supreme Court pick could win her vote after ‘productive’ meeting (Clare Foran & Manu Raju, CNN)
- The Supreme Court’s Elections Docket (Editorial, The Wall Street Journal)
- Back off, Supreme Court. There’s no need to tie the EPA’s hands as
In 2021, an incident occurred in Gainesville, Georgia, in which half a dozen chicken-processing workers died after nitrogen gas used to freeze the poultry leaked into the factory in which they worked and asphyxiated them. Five of the six individuals who lost their lives were Mexican nationals. After the tragedy, there was a pervasive hesitancy and fear by the family members of those who had perished to come forward with complaints. Much of this hesitation stems from a mistrust in … Read the rest