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”Over the last decade, Oklahoma’s Board of Pardons and Paroles and its governors have granted clemency petitions in only two capital cases.In 2010, Governor Brad Henry commuted the sentence of Richard Tandy Smith on the grounds that life without parole was a more just punishment than execution.And in November 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt commuted Julius Jones’s death sentence. [read post]

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Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Urges President Biden to Sanction Hong Kong Prosecutors as Complicit Agents in the Breach by China of its Obligations Under the Sino-British Joint Declaration

20 Jul 2022, 5:27 pm

The letter was signed by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative James P. [read post]

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

More Fun than the Dormant Commerce Clause – and At Least as Enlightening

18 Jul 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

“If no sane person would think that officials should strive to interpret the rules of basketball in the spirit of James Naismith,” he asks, “why should a sane person think judges should strive to interpret constitutional rules in the spirit of James Madison. [read post]

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

[Eugene Volokh] "So No Damages for Past Injury, Due to Immunity—and no Injunction to Stop Future Injury, Due to Mootness"

12 Jul 2022, 2:26 pm by Eugene Volokh

[An interesting concurrence by Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho.] [read post]

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

Early Edition: July 12, 2022

12 Jul 2022, 4:49 am by Emma Snell

Here’s today’s news. [read post]

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

July in London

10 Jul 2022, 2:25 am by Kevin LaCroix

James’s Park, LondonThis past week, The D&O Diary was on assignment in London. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

Today’s Headlines and Commentary

7 Jul 2022, 1:11 pm by Benjamin Pollard

ICYMI: This Weekend on Lawfare Mark Grzegorzewski, Barnett Koven, and Maggie Smith argued for the creation of a U.S. civilian cyber defense and outlined how it should be implemented. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

On Guns, Insurrections, and Magnetometers: A Sidelight From Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony

7 Jul 2022, 5:31 am by Roger Parloff

And that’s all before you get to Hutchinson’s testimony. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Right to Petition Legislature ≠ Right to a Legislative Hearing

6 Jul 2022, 2:15 pm by Eugene Volokh

" In Smith v. [read post]

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

FINRA Suspends Stockbrokers For Failing To Comply With FINRA Arbitration Award Or Settlement Agreement June 2022

5 Jul 2022, 9:04 am by Silver Law Group

James Shelburne Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Jamie Worden Worden Capital Management LLC Salomon Whitney LLC Brokers and brokerage firms are obligated to satisfy all FINRA arbitration judgements, without any unreasonable or unwarranted delay. [read post]

Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog - https://www.silverlaw.com/blog/

Early Edition for July 5, 2022

5 Jul 2022, 7:12 am by Philip Mousavizadeh

James Bikales reports for the Washington Post. [read post]

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

News You Can Use Digest – July 1, 2022

1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor

The twin losses add to mixed record for Trump’s movement. [read post]

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New Allen Toussaint Legacy Act Creates a Right of Publicity in Louisiana

28 Jun 2022, 8:58 am by Jessica Engler and Mary Love

d=1289308. [2] James A. [read post]