Oral argument: Oct. 10, 2007
Appealed from: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Nov. 15, 2006)
SEPARATION OF POWERS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, FEDERALISM, VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, AVENAJosé Ernesto...
separation of powers
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Idaho’s 2022 Defense of Life Act, enacted in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, criminalizes the performance of abortions. ID ST § 18-622. In addition to exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the life of the fetus, the...
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Facts
In January 2013, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a February 2012 decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) was invalid because the Board did not have a sufficient number of board members to act at the time...
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The non-delegation doctrine stands for the principle that Congress cannot delegate its legislative powers or lawmaking ability to other entities. This prohibition typically involves Congress delegating its powers to administrative agencies or...
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In 2005, the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved an application by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (the “Gun Lake Tribe”) for a tract of land called the Bradley Property, located in Wayland Township, Michigan, to be put into...
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Jake LaMotta, a retired professional boxer, and his long-time friend Frank Petrella collaborated on a book and two screenplays about LaMotta’s life and boxing career. See Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 695 F.3d 946, 949 (9th Cir. 2012)....
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In March 1999, Respondent Wykenna Watson obtained a temporary protection order in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Petitioner John Robertson. In re Robertson, 940 A.2d 1050, 1052 (D.C. 2008). Watson alleged...
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In response to the financial system’s failures that led to the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”). See Brief for Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae, in Support of Judgment...
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Overview
Separation of powers is a doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate. This is also known as the system of checks and balances, because each...
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Gary and Venida Thacker sued the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) because of an accident that the Thackers allege was caused by the TVA’s negligence. Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority at 2. On July 30, 2013, Gary Thacker and his friend, Anthony...