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The Fifth Circuit gained appellate jurisdiction over the United States District Court for the Canal Zone. On October 1, 1981, under Pub. L. 96–452, the Fifth Circuit was split: Alabama, Georgia, and Florida were moved to the new Eleventh Circuit. On March 31, 1982, the Fifth Circuit lost jurisdiction over the Panama Canal Zone, which was ...
The United States Supreme Court took up the case, and in a sharply-worded opinion (Tennard II), held that the Fifth Circuit law Benavides had used was wrong. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that Benavides' opinion had merely paid "lipservice" to important principles and had used a test that "has no foundation in the decisions of this Court."
Pages in category "The New York Times Games" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
More New Yorkers than ever before are heading to the polls early — and the results appear to be good news for Republicans.. Through Thursday, 1,964,393 votes were cast in New York – including ...
On June 24, 2020, Wilson's nomination was confirmed by a 52–48 vote. [23] Wilson's confirmation marked the 200th confirmation of a federal judge nominated by Donald Trump. [24] [25] Wilson was the sixth judge nominated by Trump to be confirmed to the Fifth Circuit. Wilson received his judicial commission on July 3, 2020. [8]
New York's highest court upheld a state law on Tuesday that allows any voter to cast a ballot by mail, rejecting a Republican-led lawsuit challenging the statute. In a 6-1 decision, the state ...
She has been a lecturer at Columbia Law School and an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law. [6] Perez co-authored reports about voter purges in 2008 and 2018. Pérez also authored reports on wait times at polling locations for people of color, the impact of resource allocation on election day, and voter identification. [7]
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit at the urging of the U.S. Department of Justice put the injunction on hold while the government appealed the Texas judge's decision.