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Mar 2017
Dockery v. Hall

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Dockery v. Hall

The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, filed a petition for class certification and expert reports for a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF). The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013, describes the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous. EMCF is operated in a perpetual state of crisis where prisoners are at grave risk of death and loss of limbs. The facility, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is supposed to provide intensive treatment to the state's prisoners with serious psychiatric disabilities, many of whom are locked down in long-term solitary confinement.
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Whether federal district court judges have discretion, in appropriate cases, to impose shorter prison terms than the Sentencing Guidelines suggest based, in part, on the unduly harsh consequences of rigidly applying the crack/cocaine disparity. DISMISSED
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Claiborne v. United States

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Claiborne v. United States

Whether federal district court judges have discretion, in appropriate cases, to impose shorter prison terms than the Sentencing Guidelines suggest based, in part, on the unduly harsh consequences of rigidly applying the crack/cocaine disparity. DISMISSED
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U.S. Supreme Court
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New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR
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The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
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New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR

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New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR

The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
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Simpson v. University of Colorado
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Aug 2006

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Simpson v. University of Colorado

The appellants in this case, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, alleged that while they were students at the University of Colorado (CU) they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. They sued the University for sexual harassment. They lost in the trial court and appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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The appellants in this case, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, alleged that while they were students at the University of Colorado (CU) they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. They sued the University for sexual harassment. They lost in the trial court and appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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Lawrence v. Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006

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Lawrence v. Florida

Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, the one year deadline for filing a federal habeas petition can be subject to "equitable tolling." DECIDED
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Jun 2006
Lawrence v. Florida

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Lawrence v. Florida

Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, the one year deadline for filing a federal habeas petition can be subject to "equitable tolling." DECIDED
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