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www.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
Social justice

No parole for youth with life sentences, California Supreme Court rules

Certain crimes between ages 18-25 can seek parole at 15th, 20th, and 25th years, except life without parole after 18.
Legislature passed bills for juvenile parole hearings, except for life without parole, leading to an appeal based on Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. [ more ]
The New Yorker
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

The Supreme Court Keeps Donald Trump on the Ballot

Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot bar Trump from running for President
Key finding: States can disqualify insurrectionists from holding state, not federal, offices [ more ]
Above the Law
2 months ago
Law

Supreme Court Accidentally Forgets To Delete Basic Metadata In Trump Ballot Ruling

States cannot enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment individually
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against Colorado in the case of keeping Trump off the ballot [ more ]
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