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9 Jul 2013, 10:12 am
” The dissenting judges also made a particularly facinating observation: "As the author of one tort law treatise noted in response to [a previous Maryland decision upholding contriburory negligence]" The history [of legislative attempts to abrogate contributory negligence] appears more nearly indicative, itis suggested with respect, of the superior ability of insurers' lobbyists to influence a committee or its chairman in a non-public decision-making than an entire… [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 5:12 am
Alabama would join Texas as the only state that authorizes surgical castration only, in which testicles, which produce most of the body's testosterone, are surgically removed. [read post]
3 May 2011, 12:36 pm by Bill Raftery
Bill Provisions Status Alabama SB 61 (Constitutional Amendment) Defines foreign law as “any law, rule, or legal code, or system established, used, or applied in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States, or which exist as a separate body of law, legal code, or system adopted or used anywhere by any people, group, or culture different from the Constitution and laws of the United States or the State of… [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 11:19 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
These measures included multiple efforts to oust the sole African-American representative on elected bodies. [read post]
18 Feb 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
On February 8, 1924, the state of Nevada used cyanide gas to put Gee Jon to death.In a cruel twist of history, in January of this year the state of Alabama revived the use of gas when it put Kenneth Smith to death. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 7:57 am by Bill Raftery
Since the last update of this list in October, one piece of legislation has been introduced. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 12:00 pm
States and local jurisdictions have wasted no time implementing barriers to voting in Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Ohio. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:25 pm by Bill Raftery
Bans on court use of international law advance in FL, VA; fail in SD; introduced in MS Changes to court security proposed in Minnesota and Oregon Veterans’ Courts again top legislative agenda in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, and Maryland Increases to mandatory judicial retirement ages approved in Florida, Virginia, South Dakota Tennessee Senate committee votes to change state’s judicial disciplinary body Florida House Appropriations Committee OKs bill to remove… [read post]
7 Apr 2017, 3:00 am by SOG Staff
  The Greensboro News & Record reports that state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require law enforcement officers in larger counties to wear and activate body cameras while interacting with the public. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 7:15 am by Glenn Reynolds
Republicans even made major inroads and could end up on top of legislative bodies in Oregon and Washington. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 6:42 am by Bill Raftery
At least one legislator has voiced concern with calling it a “court”, although the word “court” is used for similar bodies in Alabama, Delaware, and Oklahoma. h/t to the Twitter feed for the Tennessee Bar for news on the Ad-Hoc Joint Committee. [read post]
4 Jul 2022, 9:05 pm by John C. Coffee, Jr.
Two examples within the last year, both striking down agency actions, stand out: In Alabama Ass’n of Realtors v. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 7:32 am
" Rodney says that if he had known about the "Emergency Room immunity" provision in Georgia's law - a result of Senate Bill 3, passed in 2005 - he would have sought care in his home state of Alabama. [read post]
27 May 2009, 9:32 am by Robert Bennett
Latifi was known for making donations and contributions to the Democratic Party in the state of Alabama which helped keep many of their politicians afloat in a dominant Republican State. [read post]
21 Oct 2012, 11:43 am by Russ
At least three state and/or tribal regulatory bodies to be chosen within 270 days of enactment. [read post]
7 May 2014, 11:39 am by Paul Horwitz
  Also on my mind these last couple of days has been a government official from my home state of Alabama, the wonderfully named Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 2:20 pm by CJLF Staff
Grayson and two of the boys returned to the scene later, where they mutilated DeBlieux's body, stabbing her more than 180 times. [read post]