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Access to Justice
U.S. Supreme Court

Williams v. Washington

In Williams v. Washington, the Supreme Court is considering whether states may force civil rights litigants who bring claims against state officials in state court under Section 1983 to first exhaust their administrative remedies.

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Rule of Law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Wilson v. Midland County

In Wilson v. Midland County, the en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether a procedural requirement the Supreme Court adopted in Heck v. Humphrey should apply to non-custodial...
Voting Rights and Democracy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Petteway v. Galveston County

In Petteway v. Galveston County, the Fifth Circuit is determining whether a group of Black and Latino voters can challenge the dilution of their voting power under the Voting Rights Act.
Rule of Law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Tennessee v. Becerra

In Tennessee v. Becerra, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is considering whether Title X reproductive healthcare clinics in Tennessee can defy the federal requirement to offer counseling and referral for...
Rule of Law
April 30, 2024

11th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court

Host: Constitutional Accountability Center
Corporate Accountability
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Bristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra

In Bristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra, the District of New Jersey considered whether the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug price negotiation program amounts to an unconstitutional taking of their property.
Rule of Law
April 29, 2024

SCOTUS Scrutinizes Chevron Defense; Possible Consequences

EHS Daily Advisor
Two cases, heard in tandem before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in January, have given...