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Arizona
Oct 2023
Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of

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Racial Justice

Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of

Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix鈥檚 practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
McElrath v. Georgia

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McElrath v. Georgia

Does the Double Jeopardy Clause bar an appellate court from reviewing and setting aside a jury鈥檚 verdicts of acquittal on the ground that the verdict is inconsistent with the jury鈥檚 verdict on other charges?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Pulsifer v. United States

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Pulsifer v. United States

This case involves the interpretation of a federal law that allows defendants to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes, allowing judges to impose sentences tailored to their individual circumstances.
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Texas
Jul 2021
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

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Prisoners' Rights

Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
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Ramos v. Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2019

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Ramos v. Louisiana

Whether the Fourteenth Amendment fully incorporates the Sixth Amendment guarantee of an unanimous verdict in a criminal case.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2019
Ramos v. Louisiana

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Ramos v. Louisiana

Whether the Fourteenth Amendment fully incorporates the Sixth Amendment guarantee of an unanimous verdict in a criminal case.
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Kahler v. Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2019

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Kahler v. Kansas

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Kansas filed an amicus brief in Kahler v. Kansas, calling on the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the Kansas Supreme Court's decision abolishing the state's insanity defense.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2019
Kahler v. Kansas

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Kahler v. Kansas

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Kansas filed an amicus brief in Kahler v. Kansas, calling on the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the Kansas Supreme Court's decision abolishing the state's insanity defense.
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McDonough v. Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019

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Smart Justice

McDonough v. Smith

When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019
McDonough v. Smith

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Smart Justice

McDonough v. Smith

When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
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Mitchell v. Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019

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Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Whether under the Fourth Amendment police can order a blood draw from an unconscious motorist without a warrant where state law purports to impute 鈥渃onsent鈥 to a blood draw to everyone who drives an automobile in the state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019
Mitchell v. Wisconsin

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Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Whether under the Fourth Amendment police can order a blood draw from an unconscious motorist without a warrant where state law purports to impute 鈥渃onsent鈥 to a blood draw to everyone who drives an automobile in the state.
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Homeless
Florida
Mar 2019

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Smart Justice

Doe, et al. v. Miami-Dade County, et al.

The 桃子视频and the 桃子视频of Florida filed suit against Miami-Dade County and the Florida Department of Corrections, seeking a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional housing ordinance that is extraordinarily difficult for former sex offenders to follow without becoming homeless.
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Florida
Mar 2019
Homeless

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Smart Justice

Doe, et al. v. Miami-Dade County, et al.

The 桃子视频and the 桃子视频of Florida filed suit against Miami-Dade County and the Florida Department of Corrections, seeking a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional housing ordinance that is extraordinarily difficult for former sex offenders to follow without becoming homeless.
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