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handle is hein.crs/govefmg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ______ SResearch Service nformrng the Iegislative debate since 1914 Congressional Court Watcher March 28, 2022 The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmakers, focusing on orders and decisions of the Supreme Court and precedential decisions of the courts of appeals for the thirteen federal circuits. Selected cases typically involve the interpretation or validity of federal statutes and regulations, or constitutional issues relevant to Congress's lawmaking and oversight functions. Some of the cases identified in this Sidebar, or the legal questions they address, are examined in other CRS general distribution products. Members of Congress and congressional staff may click here to subscribe to the CRS Legal Update and receive regular notifications of new products and upcoming seminars by CRS attorneys. (This week's Congressional Court Watcher is divided into two parts because of the number of notable decisions issued over the past week. This Sidebar [Part 1] discusses Supreme Court activity during the week of March 21 to 27, 2022, while a companion Sidebar, Part 2, addresses decisions of the U.S. courts of appeals from that period.) Decisions of the Supreme Court Last week, the Supreme Court issued decisions on the merits in three cases for which it heard oral arguments: Election Law: The Supreme Court held that in selecting a re-drawn voting map creating seven majority-black districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court committed legal error regarding the relationship between the constitutional guarantee of equal protection and the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and thus reversed and remanded. Among other criticisms, the Court found insufficient the Wisconsin Supreme Court's finding of necessity under the VRA and its undertaking of a full strict-scrutiny analysis (Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission). Religion: The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that a Texas death row inmate was likely to prevail on his argument that the denial of his request to have his pastor audibly pray with him and lay hands on him during his execution would violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The Court remanded to the district court with instructions Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov LSB10715 CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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