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McDonald, a lawsuit seeking to bar New York and New York City from considering race or ethnicity in connection with the allocation of COVID-19 treatments. [read post]

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Week in Review

29 Jun 2023, 9:15 pm by Sri Medicherla

New York joins 11 other states and Washington, D.C., in having similar “safe haven” laws. [read post]

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Pocket Mortgages and Legal Malpractice

28 Jun 2023, 5:34 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

Defendant Laurence Markowitz (Markowitz) is alleged to be an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and a partner in Baker’s New York City office (id. [read post]

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By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court holds that a federal prisoner who has already filed (and exhausted) a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 can’t file another postconviction motion to raise a claim of legal innocence based on an intervening statutory-interpretation-decision of the Supreme Court. Section 2255(h) bars second or successive 2255 motions based on non-constitutional claims; and the “saving clause” of § 2255(e) doesn’t authorize a petition for a “writ of habeas corpus,” under § 2241, for claims barred by § 2255(h). Jones v. Hendrix, Sup. Ct. 21-857, __U.S.. __ (June 22, 2023).

27 Jun 2023, 12:31 pm by Darrell Fields

__ (June 22, 2023). appeared first on Federal Defenders of New York Blog. [read post]

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Justices throw out Colorado man’s stalking conviction in First Amendment dispute

27 Jun 2023, 10:44 am by Amy Howe

’” In a solo dissent, Thomas criticized what he characterized as the majority’s “surprising and misplaced reliance on New York Times v. [read post]

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Justices take up cases on veterans’ education benefits and 16th Amendment

26 Jun 2023, 9:06 am by Amy Howe

The case was eventually transferred to a New York bankruptcy court. [read post]

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[Jonathan H. Adler] What's Left Standing of Special Solicitude for States After U.S. v. Texas?

26 Jun 2023, 4:30 am by Jonathan H. Adler

See, e.g., New York v. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] Start The Death Watch For The Overbreadth Doctrine

24 Jun 2023, 4:22 pm by Josh Blackman

[United States v. [read post]

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Weekend Roundup

23 Jun 2023, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani

Rosenblum, New York University School of Law. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

Supreme Court holds that a 924(j) conviction does not require a consecutive sentence.

23 Jun 2023, 12:31 pm by Barry Leiwant

In Lora v. [read post]

Federal Defenders of New York Blog - http://blog.federaldefendersny.org/

Court strikes a blow for sentencing discretion under provision in federal firearm statute

20 Jun 2023, 3:11 pm by Evan Lee

” The events giving rise to the case occurred in 2002, when Lora ordered the assassination of a rival New York drug trafficker. [read post]

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

20 Jun 2023, 6:07 am by Eric Goldman

In December 1981, Lynn Goldsmith, a professional freelance photographer, took a number of photographs of Prince (then 23 years old) on assignment for Newsweek, both in concert and in her studio in New York. [read post]

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

Upcoming Supreme Court Case Threatens Congressional Subpoena Power

20 Jun 2023, 5:58 am by Michael Stern

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of investigative activity on Capitol Hill, including probes by House committees into Hunter Biden and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s New York indictment of former president Donald Trump, demands by Senate committees for information about Supreme Court ethics rules and gifts received by Justice Clarence Thomas, a subpoena from the House Foreign Affairs Committee to obtain access to a key State Department document regarding… [read post]

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Repatriation of the Benin Bronzes: an Ethical and Legal Discussion?

19 Jun 2023, 5:26 am by centerforartlaw

It contributes to the creation and promotion of states’ national identity[20]. [read post]

Center for Art Law Blog - http://itsartlaw.com

The Trumpists' Cynical Use of the Unitary Executive Theory

18 Jun 2023, 9:00 pm by Michael C. Dorf

DorfMy latest Verdict column examines the all-but-endorsement of the unitary executive theory by Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Barrett in Friday's SCOTUS decision in United States ex rel Polansky v. [read post]

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New York Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Reproductive Decision-Making Faces Scrutiny in the Second Circuit

13 Jun 2023, 9:14 am by Sierra N. Hennessy

The State of New York filed its Answer on May 5, 2023, and this matter continues to be litigated. [read post]

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