SCOTUS GVRs Knight v. Thompson – A Native Prisoner Matter – in Light of Holt v. Hobbs

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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This story was filed on January 26, 2015

Here is the order. BTW, a GVR stands for “grant vacate remand.” It usually means, as I believe it does here, that the Supreme Court has decided a matter that will affect the disposition of another matter pending before the … Continue reading →read more

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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