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Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Feb. 6, 2024)

8 Feb 2024, 7:53 am by Alex Phipps

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 6, 2024. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Seven: Trump’s Two Remaining “Off-Ramp” Arguments: (i) That Colorado has Implemented a De Facto Extraconstitutional Presidential Qualification, in Violation of Term Limits v. Thornton; and (ii) That Colorado has Abused its Article II Authority to Appoint Presidential Electors in a “Manner” of that Colorado Law Doesn’t Authorize

7 Feb 2024, 2:35 pm by Marty Lederman

If we assume, as Trump does here for the sake of this argument, that Trump is covered by Section 3 and that he did engage in an insurrection—which is what Colorado determined to be the case—then it is much more than reasonable for Colorado to assume, as it did with Abdul Hassan, that Trump cannot and will not assume the office of President, despite the (wholly) theoretical possibility that two-thirds of both Houses might vote to alleviate his… [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Seven: Trump’s Two Remaining “Off-Ramp” Arguments: (i) That Colorado has Implemented a De Facto Extraconstitutional Presidential Qualification, in Violation of Term Limits v. Thornton; and (ii) That Colorado has Abused its Article II Authority to Appoint Presidential Electors in a “Manner” of Appointment that Colorado Law Doesn’t Authorize

7 Feb 2024, 2:02 pm by Marty Lederman

If we assume, as Trump does here for the sake of this argument, that Trump is covered by Section 3 and that he did engage in an insurrection—which is what Colorado determined to be the case—then it is much more than reasonable for Colorado to assume, as it did with Abdul Hassan, that Trump cannot and will not assume the office of President, despite the (wholly) theoretical possibility that two-thirds of both Houses might vote to alleviate his… [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Interim Post: Two Important Things All the Parties Get Wrong, and One Other Important Thing They Don’t Address

2 Feb 2024, 7:27 am by Marty Lederman

Now that the Colorado Secretary of State has filed her brief, all the parties’ (and amici’s) briefs have been submitted except for the reply briefs of Petitioner Trump and Respondent Colorado Republican State Central Committee, which are due on Monday, three days before the oral argument next Thursday. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

Discussion Draft Posted: "Overcoming the Human, Rights, and the State in Human Rights"

25 Jan 2024, 8:12 am

Pix Credit Museum Panama City, Panama For those who might have an interest, I have posted for comment or reaction, a discussion draft of my essay, Overcoming the Human, Rights, and the State in Human Rights. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - https://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Election 2024: Trump Plans to Drain the EPA

24 Jan 2024, 7:45 am by Evan George

I think of Rick Perry, who was appointed to lead a department that he’d previously proposed abolishing AND forgot the name of during a debate. [read post]

Legal Planet - https://legal-planet.org/

Barton “Buzz” Thompson Explains the Freshwater Crisis and What Can Be Done

22 Jan 2024, 11:07 am by Barton Thompson, Q&A with Professors Richard Thompson Ford and Pamela Karlan

The American Society of Civil Engineers rates all types of infrastructure and its most recent rating on water infrastructure was a C minus for drinking water infrastructure and a D for dams and stormwater. [read post]

Legal Aggregate - https://law.stanford.edu/legal-aggregate/

[Eugene Volokh] Ideologically Mixed Amicus Brief Stresses Need for S. Ct. to Resolve Merits of the Trump Disqualification Case

19 Jan 2024, 8:53 am by Eugene Volokh

Perry, 548 U.S. 399, 439-440 (2006). [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Gerrymandering is Systemic

10 Jan 2024, 7:01 pm by Steve Gottlieb

Perry. [read post]

Constitutionalism & Democracy - http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/

Q&A: We Can’t Wait 40-Plus Years for Chicago to Get the Lead Out

10 Jan 2024, 12:06 pm by Chakena D. Perry

The city with the most lead service lines in the nation has been given 40 years—or more—to replace its lead pipes, according to the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal. [read post]

NRDC Expert Blog - https://www.nrdc.org/news-commentary

Ballot Cleansing: Democrats are Moving to Bar Republicans from Ballots Nationwide

5 Jan 2024, 5:16 am by jonathanturley

Scott Perry. [read post]

Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/

Early Edition: January 3, 2024

3 Jan 2024, 5:06 am by Beatrice Yahia

DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS A federal grand jury filed a second superseding indictment against Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). [read post]

Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/

Best of EntertainHR 2023

20 Dec 2023, 2:15 am by Madeleine Collins, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff

Employee Health EntertainHR: Gone Too Soon – Matthew Perry’s Tragic Loss and the Importance of Employee Assistance Programs Beloved actor Matthew Perry, had a long, very public battle with depression, anxiety, drugs, and alcohol. [read post]

Human Resources News - https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/

"At one point in his show, he said the real divide in the country was not between rich and poor, Democratic or Republican, but between 'the insane' and 'the insufferable.'"

18 Dec 2023, 6:23 am

He'd just shown up randomly:1. [read post]

Althouse - https://althouse.blogspot.com

How Long Do Medical Malpractice Cases Take Florida

15 Dec 2023, 9:00 am by Jorge Argota

Imagine walking a tightrope. [read post]

Percy Martinez Blawg - https://percymartinezlaw.com/blog/

EPA Wants Lead Pipes Out in a Decade: Chicagoans Could Wait 40+ Years

5 Dec 2023, 5:24 pm by Chakena D. Perry

Chicago's lead pipes could be replaced by 2067 or later based on the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal. [read post]