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SON OF SAM LAW. See Constitutional Law, IV. SOUTH CAROLINA. See Federal Employers’ Liability Act. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. See Equal Access to Justice Act. SPONTANEOUS DECLARATION EXCEPTION TO HEARSAY RULE. See Constitutional Law, I. STANDING. Commerce Clause challenge.—Wyoming had standing to challenge Oklahoma law requiring coal-fired electric utilities to burn a mixture containing at least 10% Oklahoma-mined coal, since there were no changed circumstances or unforeseen standing issues not previously litigated in this case and since Wyoming’s loss of severance tax revenues was directly linked to its coal’s extraction and sale, which had been demonstrably affected by Oklahoma’s law. Wyoming v. Oklahoma, p. 437. STAYS. City council election.—An application for an injunction and stay to stop imminent elections for Houston City Council was denied in a case where District Court had ordered implementation of a redistricting plan for elections, because there was no legal basis for such an order (Scalia, J., in chambers). Campos v. Houston, p. 1301. SUPREME COURT. 1. Retirement of Justice Marshall, p. vii. 2. Appointment of Justice Thomas, p. xi. 3. Presentation of Attorney General, p. xv. 4. In forma pauperis—Repetitious filings—Abuse of system.—Petitioners are denied in forma pauperis status under this Court’s Rule 39.8 on ground that their patterns of repetitious filings have resulted in an extreme abuse of system. Zatko v. California, p. 16. 5. Mandamus—Federal habeas petition—Decision on appeal.—A petition seeking an order directing Court of Appeals to issue a decision on an appeal from a denial of a second federal habeas petition that was submitted to that court in 1989 was denied, since before seeking extraordinary relief in this Court, State of Washington should have asked Court of Appeals to vacate or modify its order delaying action on appeal. In re Blodgett, p. 236. TAXES. Ad valorem and excise taxes—Fee-patented reservation land.—Indian General Allotment Act of 1887 permits Yakima County to impose an ad valorem tax on reservation land patented in fee under Act and owned by reservation Indians or Yakima Nation itself, but does not allow county to