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  • Carney v. Adams0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Delaware’s Constitution contains a political balance requirement for appointments to the state’s major courts. No more than a bare majority of judges on any of its five major courts “shall be of the same political party.” Art. IV, section 3. On three of those courts, those members not in the

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  • Tanzin v. Tanvir0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a remedy to redress federal government violations of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment. Practicing Muslims sued under RFRA, claiming that federal agents placed them on the No Fly List for refusing to act as informants against their

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  • United States v. Briggs0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a military offense, “punishable by death, may be tried and punished at any time without limitation,” 10 U.S.C. 843(a). Other military offenses are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. Three military service members, each convicted of rape at a time when

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  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations A New York Executive Order imposed restrictions on attendance at religious services. In “red zones,” no more than 10 persons could attend each religious service; in “orange zones,” attendance was capped at 25. In challenges under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, the Supreme Court enjoined enforcement of

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  • Taylor v. Riojas0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Taylor, a Texas inmate, alleges that in September 2013, correctional officers confined him in a cell covered, nearly floor to ceiling, in “ ‘massive amounts’ of feces.” Taylor did not eat or drink for nearly four days. Officers then moved Taylor to another, frigidly cold cell, which was equipped with

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  • Mckesson v. Doe0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Mckesson organized a demonstration in Baton Rouge to protest a shooting by a police officer. The protesters, allegedly at Mckesson’s direction, occupied the highway in front of the police headquarters. As officers began making arrests to clear the highway, an unknown individual threw a rock-like object, striking Officer Doe in

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