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12 Apr 2022, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Believing themselves not well qualified to evaluate costs and benefits of various prison policies, judges deferred to what they regarded as greater expertise. [read post]
12 Apr 2022, 11:23 am by Alicia Maule
Today, Melissa Lucio’s attorneys submitted a supplemental clemency application to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Abbott. [read post]
2 Nov 2021, 12:26 am by David Kopel
As a section header of the amicus brief led by retired Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Luttig puts it, "The Second Amendment Interpretation Urged by Petitioners Would Either Invalidate the Multiple-Location Restrictions On Public-Places Carry In Dozens of States Or Require Decades of Case-By-Case, Location-By-Location Judicial Balancing. [read post]
29 Aug 2021, 9:17 am by Eugene Volokh
" The article begins with a quote from VLCC Pastor Phil Smith's sermon, delivered on the Sunday after plaintiff's complaint was filed, which seems to address the accusations in the complaint (VLCC posted a video of the sermon on its Facebook page). [read post]
16 Aug 2021, 5:00 am by Joy
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 16, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:Police want to speak with disgruntled client after NYC divorce lawyer is killedJudge orders Ohio man to get vaccinated as probation conditionJudge denies request for earlier court date to remove Britney Spears' father as conservatorSoleiman Faqiri’s death caused by correctional guards in Lindsay jail, coroner’s report confirmsVirginia Giuffre files lawsuit against Prince Andrew… [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 4:01 pm
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, were arrested for registering black votes in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. [read post]
12 Feb 2021, 11:53 am by Philip Bobbitt
Frank Bowman recently published an essay in Lawfare that criticized arguments I made in an essay on the site. [read post]
4 Feb 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Secretive Ethics Panel Will Judge Hawley and Cruz Politico – Burgess Everett | Published: 1/31/2021 Former President Trump’s impeachment trial will be conducted on the Senate floor, live on television. [read post]
3 Feb 2021, 9:42 am by Frank O. Bowman, III
Bobbitt’s reading of the text is, in my view, further undercut by former judge Michael McConnell’s recent exegesis. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Judges May Reinstate Foreign Agent Case Against Flynn Partner Politico – Josh Gerstein | Published: 12/12/2020 A federal appeals court panel is signaling it may reinstate criminal charges against a business partner of Michael Flynn over a consulting project Flynn’s firm did for Turkish interests, despite Flynn’s receipt of a pardon from President Trump that absolves the former national security adviser of criminal liability in the matter. [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 4:45 pm by INFORRM
 Judge Richard Smith said “the gravity of the posts and the plaintiff’s social standing in his Church and community require a substantial award of damages in order to convince bystanders of the baselessness of the allegations against the plaintiff”. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 6 Lawmakers in 5 Days: New COVID-19 infections put spotlight on Congress’ loose guidelines USA Today – Christal Hayes | Published: 11/18/2020 As rampant nationwide coronavirus spikes force states to reexamine reopening efforts, Congress is still struggling to maneuver around the pandemic as it encroaches on legislative business and endangers its members. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden’s DOJ Must Determine Whether Trump Should Be Prosecuted Bloomberg Law – David Yaffe-Bellany and Billy House | Published: 11/9/2020 Joe Biden won the presidency promising to bring Americans together. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
-based federal appeals court is stepping into the legal dispute over former national security adviser Michael Flynn as it weighs whether a judge can be forced to dismiss a case the U.S. [read post]
1 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Throughout the arguments, judges raised concerns about whether cutting off the courts to Congress would remove any incentive for future presidents to cooperate or negotiate with lawmakers trying to check executive power. [read post]
18 Nov 2019, 3:51 am by SHG
” the church’s pastor, the Rev. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm by Jonathan Spontarelli
Among those who have been charged are a nephew of the current governor, a champion of campaign finance reform, and a top county official who admitted to taking bribes funneled through the church where he was a pastor. [read post]