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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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Shondel Church, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al.
Missouri
Mar 2017

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Shondel Church, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al.

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Missouri, along with the MacArthur Justice Center, and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Missouri over its public defender office鈥檚 inability to provide adequate defense to poor people accused of crimes across the state, as required under the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions.
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Missouri
Mar 2017
Shondel Church, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al.

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Shondel Church, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al.

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Missouri, along with the MacArthur Justice Center, and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Missouri over its public defender office鈥檚 inability to provide adequate defense to poor people accused of crimes across the state, as required under the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions.
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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

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Racial Justice

Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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Weaver v. Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

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Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to 鈥渟tructural error,鈥 the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Weaver v. Massachusetts

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Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to 鈥渟tructural error,鈥 the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

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County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

Whether the Ninth Circuit鈥檚 鈥減rovocation rule鈥 that police officers may be held liable for using force when they provoked a threatening reaction with a Fourth Amendment violation is consistent with the Supreme Court鈥檚 use of force analysis in Graham v. Connor and subsequent cases?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

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County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

Whether the Ninth Circuit鈥檚 鈥減rovocation rule鈥 that police officers may be held liable for using force when they provoked a threatening reaction with a Fourth Amendment violation is consistent with the Supreme Court鈥檚 use of force analysis in Graham v. Connor and subsequent cases?
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Bridgeman et. al v. District Attorney for Suffolk County et. al
Massachusetts
Jan 2017

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Smart Justice

Bridgeman et. al v. District Attorney for Suffolk County et. al

Update: On January 18, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Court directed district attorneys to dismiss thousands of drug offense cases that were tainted by the misconduct of chemist Annie Dookhan. Prosecutors must produce a list of all drug convictions they plan to dismiss, and also produce a list of cases that they wish to re-prosecute, both within 90 days. They will be permitted to re-prosecute cases only if they certify they can do so on the basis of untainted evidence. The people hurt by Annie Dookhan鈥檚 actions deserve justice from the prosecutors who have the power to right thousands of grave wrongs by dismissing these cases.
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Massachusetts
Jan 2017
Bridgeman et. al v. District Attorney for Suffolk County et. al

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Smart Justice

Bridgeman et. al v. District Attorney for Suffolk County et. al

Update: On January 18, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Court directed district attorneys to dismiss thousands of drug offense cases that were tainted by the misconduct of chemist Annie Dookhan. Prosecutors must produce a list of all drug convictions they plan to dismiss, and also produce a list of cases that they wish to re-prosecute, both within 90 days. They will be permitted to re-prosecute cases only if they certify they can do so on the basis of untainted evidence. The people hurt by Annie Dookhan鈥檚 actions deserve justice from the prosecutors who have the power to right thousands of grave wrongs by dismissing these cases.
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