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13 Supreme Court Cases during the 2015 Term

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015

Women's Rights

+2 桃子视频

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Women's Rights

+2 桃子视频

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
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Juvenile Justice
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2015

Criminal Law Reform

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Whether the Supreme Court鈥檚 2012 ruling prohibiting mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders applies retroactively.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2015
Juvenile Justice

Criminal Law Reform

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Whether the Supreme Court鈥檚 2012 ruling prohibiting mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders applies retroactively.
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Hurst v. Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015

Capital Punishment

Hurst v. Florida

Whether Florida鈥檚 death penalty scheme violates the Constitution by allowing the judge, rather than a jury, to make critical factfinding determinations.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Hurst v. Florida

Capital Punishment

Hurst v. Florida

Whether Florida鈥檚 death penalty scheme violates the Constitution by allowing the judge, rather than a jury, to make critical factfinding determinations.
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