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14 Supreme Court Cases during the 2016 Term

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

Religious Liberty

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton

Whether pension plans established by religiously affiliated health care providers are exempt as 鈥渃hurch plans鈥 from federal law protecting employees鈥 pension rights and retirement benefits.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton

Religious Liberty

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton

Whether pension plans established by religiously affiliated health care providers are exempt as 鈥渃hurch plans鈥 from federal law protecting employees鈥 pension rights and retirement benefits.
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Class v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2017

Criminal Law Reform

Class v. United States

Whether a guilty plea inherently waives a defendant's right to challenge the constitutionality of his statute of conviction.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2017
Class v. United States

Criminal Law Reform

Class v. United States

Whether a guilty plea inherently waives a defendant's right to challenge the constitutionality of his statute of conviction.
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Moore v. Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Capital Punishment

Moore v. Texas

Whether Texas is violating the Constitution by using a test to determine intellectual disability in death penalty cases that is inconsistent with both Supreme Court precedent and science.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Moore v. Texas

Capital Punishment

Moore v. Texas

Whether Texas is violating the Constitution by using a test to determine intellectual disability in death penalty cases that is inconsistent with both Supreme Court precedent and science.
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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Criminal Law Reform

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

Criminal Law Reform

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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Ehlena and Wonder
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Disability Rights

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Whether a student denied the right to bring her service dog to school must exhaust administrative remedies that cannot provide her with the relief that she seeks.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Ehlena and Wonder

Disability Rights

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Whether a student denied the right to bring her service dog to school must exhaust administrative remedies that cannot provide her with the relief that she seeks.
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