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24 Jul 2014, 5:39 pm by Kent Scheidegger
We will await the results of an independent autopsy from the Pima County Medical Examiner and we have requested a toxicology study as well.Also, Ashby Jones and Jacob Gershman have this story in the WSJ. [read post]
19 May 2016, 3:29 am by Walter Olson
Notably, the judge’s ruling came in response to a summary judgment motion by the plaintiff, implying that in his view the business’s defense was not strong enough to justify trial [Bob Dorigo Jones, Jacob Gershman/WSJ Law Blog, Amanda Robert/Legal NewsLine/Forbes] If the notion of legally obligatory web accessibility were accepted, quite a large share of existing websites would be far out of compliance, with likely consequences including the emergence of cash-seeking… [read post]
1 Sep 2021, 5:42 am by Howard Bashman
” And Brent Kendall, Jess Bravin, and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Texas Abortion Law Takes Effect Pending Supreme Court Action; Justices haven’t acted on request by abortion providers to block the state’s so-called fetal-heartbeat law. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
[Benjamin Wittes, Zoe Bedell, Lawfare] Maybe green-lighting a union for tax collecting staff wasn’t such a hot idea in the first place [Washington Post] Seventh Circuit: “Appeals court apologizes for literally misplacing case for five years as lawyers wondered what was taking so long” [Jacob Gershman, WSJ Law Blog] For the sake of professional dignity, in future employ authorized methods only: “Italian lawyer steals French tourist’s wallet”… [read post]
14 Mar 2019, 10:20 am by Howard Bashman
Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Manufacturer of AR-15 Can Be Sued Over Sandy Hook Massacre, Court Rules; Connecticut Supreme Court allowed victims’ suit to move forward over its marketing of the gun. [read post]
1 Mar 2016, 11:15 am by Ilya Somin
Jacob Gershman of the Wall Street Journal has a helpful summary of the decision: Indiana unconstitutionally discriminated against Syrian refugees by freezing federal funds that were supposed to help fleeing families resettle in the state, a federal judge has ruled…. [read post]
31 May 2022, 6:46 pm by Howard Bashman
Jacob Gershman and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Gives Tech Industry Reprieve From Texas Social-Media Law; Law would allow people to sue online platforms if blocked online because of their viewpoints. [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Hobby Lobby, the Affordable Care Act, and the Constitution” [Cato panel discussion with Roger Pilon, Ilya Shapiro, Randy Barnett, David Gans] Some local governments presume to license local tour guides, which amounts to requiring a license to speak [Shapiro and Latner, Cato] More: 1997 flap over sculpture of Muhammad in Supreme Court building mostly subsided after Islamic scholar interpreted it as gesture of goodwill [Jacob Gershman, WSJ Law Blog] Tweet Tags:… [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 4:56 pm by Kent Scheidegger
  Jacob Gershman has this post at the WSJ Law Blog noting numerous experts' opinions. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
” [Jacob Gershman, WSJ Law Blog; Ken White, Popehat] Don’t make housing discrimination law a money tree for municipal government plaintiffs [Thaya Brook Knight and Ilya Shapiro on Cato amicus brief in Supreme Court case of Bank of America v. [read post]
16 Oct 2014, 2:32 am by Walter Olson
[Jacob Gershman, WSJ] Eugene Volokh has a useful analysis of how churches, like reporters, do have some additional First Amendment protections against being asked to disclose just anything. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 3:06 pm by Molly Runkle
Other early coverage of the opinion comes from Eyder Peralta of NPR, Pete Williams of NBC News, Lydia Wheeler of The Hill, Ariane de Vogue of CNN (who focuses on Justice Kennedy’s views on affirmative action in a second post), Adam Liptak of The New York Times, Lawrence Hurley of Reuters, Richard Wolf of USA Today, Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal, Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal, Robert Barnes of The Washington Post, David G. [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 7:19 am by Joe May
State Legislatures “More Lawmakers are Getting Pink Slips from Voters” by Jacob Gershman in The Wall Street Journal. [read post]
14 May 2017, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
[Jacob Gershman, Wall Street Journal] As Eugene Volokh notes, the “three-judge panel ruled, on a 2-1 vote, that Adamson’s actions didn’t violate the ordinance (and thus avoided having to decide whether he had a First Amendment right, under the ‘compelled speech’ doctrine, not to be forced to print messages of which he disapproved). [read post]
26 Mar 2018, 3:05 am by Walter Olson
Peter Thiel match-up [Jacob Gershman, WSJ] “Prosecutors Investigate Firms That Offer Plaintiffs Early Cash” [Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times] Seventh Circuit: parents, not Starbucks, bore duty of protecting 3-year-old from harm resulting from playing on crowd-control stanchions [Roh v. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 2:46 am by Walter Olson
” [Jacob Gershman and Sara Randazzo, WSJ Law Blog] At Patheos, David Smalley, who describes himself as a pro-gay atheist activist, says the episode is based on too broad a definition of public accommodation; declining to offer a particular service is not the same as offering it to the public but turning down some customers. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
[Jacob Gershman on Twitter citing SEC filing] Symposium with Richard Epstein, Heather Mac Donald, KC Johnson, John McWhorter, Jonathan Rauch, Adam White and many others: “Is Free Speech Under Threat in the United States? [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 3:00 am by Administrator
In Lawyers Go Zen, With Few Objections, writer Jacob Gershman delivers more than just a clever headline. [read post]
10 Jun 2008, 11:07 am
The New York Sun’s Jacob Gershman reports that Spitzer is shopping around a plan to start a vulture fund that would scoop up distressed real estate assets around the country, revamp them, and flip the properties for a profit. [read post]