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Upon completion of Hart’s direct testimony, the prosecution sought and secured permission to introduce “character evidence” or “evidence of sophistication” through YouTube videos to show Hart’s “ability to understand what people are communicating to him and from his own opinions about things. [read post]

Criminal Jurisdiction - http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog

Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

22 May 2024, 9:20 am by Dennis Crouch

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Patently-O - https://patentlyo.com

Nuts & Bolts of Int’l Criminal Court Arrest Warrant Applications for Senior Israeli Officials and Hamas Leaders

20 May 2024, 7:24 am by Tom Dannenbaum

The reasonable grounds to believe threshold is lower than the “substantial grounds to believe” necessary to have charges confirmed and go to trial (for which the Prosecutor will require further Pre-Trial Chamber approval) and it is far lower than the “beyond reasonable doubt” threshold necessary to secure a conviction (articles 61, 66). [read post]

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

SEC Chief Accountant on Fostering a Healthy “Tone at the Top” at Audit Firms

15 May 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding

”[7] For example, setting a proper tone at the top is critical in supporting auditors’ ability to exercise professional skepticism—having an attitude that includes a questioning mind and a critical assessment of audit evidence at all times.[8] We understand that skepticism can prolong an audit by requiring auditors to obtain additional audit evidence and perform additional, but necessary, procedures to have sufficient appropriate audit evidence in support of the audit… [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

USSC Limits (But Does Not End) Use of Acquitted Conduct in Federal Sentencing

7 May 2024, 2:47 pm by Michael Lowe

Almost 30 years ago, SCOTUS issued its opinion in United States v. [read post]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog - http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog

Supreme Court Addresses When Government Employees’ Social Media Accounts are State Action (Lindke & Garnier)

5 May 2024, 9:44 am by Eric Goldman

[This post got stuck in my drafts folder…sharing it now for completeness] I see many cases against government employees for posting and moderating content on social media. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Why Even Ostensibly Peaceful Expressive “Encampments” at Universities Are Not Immune From Restrictions Under the First Amendment, With Special Attention to Some Analogies to Abortion Clinics

1 May 2024, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

If an encampment of anti-abortion protestors were configured in a way that made it unreasonably difficult or impossible for patients, visitors, or medical staff of an abortion clinic to get inside the building where and when they needed to in order to receive or provide the appropriate medical procedures, no one would deny the clinic’s mission had been seriously and irreparably harmed.Some encampments may not completely obstruct access to buildings but may still cause serious… [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

Weissmann: “One Vote Away from … the End of Democracy”

1 May 2024, 5:48 am by jonathanturley

The first cliff is made obvious by the lower-court opinion. [read post]

Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/

The Roberts Court and the Rule of Lawlessness

1 May 2024, 4:00 am by Eric Segall

Voting RightsThe Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. [read post]

Dorf on Law - http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

The Constitutional Abyss: Justices Signal a Desire to Avoid Both Cliffs on Presidential Immunity

26 Apr 2024, 3:45 am by jonathanturley

The first cliff is made obvious by the lower-court opinion. [read post]

Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/