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Dexter Earl Kemp, Petitioner v. United States
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June 13, 2022
Justices Say Legal Error Is 'Mistake' Under Federal Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that a judge's legal error falls under a category of "mistakes" that a litigant must bring up within a year of final judgment under the federal rules if he or she wants to reopen the case, a loss for a man challenging his convictions for drug and gun crimes.
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April 19, 2022
Justices Ask If Legal Error Is 'Mistake' Under Federal Rules
The Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether a judge's legal error amounts to a "mistake" under the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure that allows losing litigants to reopen their cases after a final judgment, with justices balancing the ordinary meaning of the word with the context and structure of the rule.