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Giving teeth to the Speedy Trial Act for competency-evaluation delays

5 May 2024, 11:09 am by Benton Martin, E.D. Mich.

In-custody transportation through the United States Marshals can take many weeks, with long bus rides during which defendants are shackled, and overnight stays are often in county jails and other contract facilities ill-equipped to address the needs of our incompetent clients.This week, however, the Sixth Circuit gave teeth to the statutory requirements of the Speedy Trial Act in United States v. [read post]

Sixth Circuit Blog - http://circuit6.blogspot.com/

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

5 May 2024, 9:44 am by Eric Goldman

The court not only wants some concrete source of authority to “speak for the state,” but the authority must be in written law or “longstanding” custom (how long? [read post]

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

Highlights from BakerHostetler’s Webinar on Race-Based Grantmaking and Charitable Activities

4 May 2024, 12:08 pm by Gene Takagi

In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [read post]

Nonprofit Law Blog - http://www.nonprofitlawblog.com/

Gaughan on General Personal Jurisdiction over Corporations

3 May 2024, 4:05 pm by Lawrence Solum

Co. of Philadelphia v. [read post]

Legal Theory Blog - https://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/

[John Ross] Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

3 May 2024, 12:30 pm by John Ross

[Eagle-eyed readers might notice that the court cites Saunders v. [read post]

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

[Eugene Volokh] Massachusetts High Court Upholds Ban on Picketing Within 200 Feet of Courthouse in Karen Read Murder Trial

3 May 2024, 10:48 am by Eugene Volokh

" United States v. [read post]

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

[Jonathan H. Adler] Are State Law Climate Change Tort Suits Preempted by Federal Law?

3 May 2024, 9:46 am by Jonathan H. Adler

The Hawaii Supreme Court rejected the preemption claims in Honolulu v. [read post]

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

Ford 7.3 Gas Problems & Issues: An In-Depth Guide

3 May 2024, 9:35 am by timothy-abeel

This translates to better efficiency and a happier engine in the long run. [read post]

Timothy Abeel Lemon Law Blog - https://www.timothyabeel.com/blog/

Looking Inside and Outside the Law to Understand the Successes and Failures of Drug Reform

3 May 2024, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

In his excellent new book, The Constitution of the War on Drugs, David Pozen exhumes the long-buried history of constitutional challenges to punitive drug laws and masterfully chronicles how the judiciary was used by reformers and the state to dispute, rationalize, and ultimately enable the widely maligned war on drugs. [read post]

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

The DSA Newsletter #5

3 May 2024, 3:26 am by husovec

The last four months in the DSA news feel like two years. [read post]

Hutko's Technology Law Blog - http://www.husovec.eu

Blog Post: California: A Guide to Complex Issues: Presumption of Permanent Total Disability, Progressive, Insidious Disease and More

3 May 2024, 3:04 am by Robin E. Kobayashi

Susan V. [read post]

Legal Insights Blog - https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/

Drug Impaired Driving Increasing In Arizona

3 May 2024, 12:00 am

Schedule V drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes. [read post]