The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2021

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court in Jones v. Mississippi ruled judges do not need to make a factual finding of “permanent incorrigibility” when deciding to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections. In Miller v.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 10, 2021

David Goodman and Ruth Graham of The New York Times report that “ Small Court Victories Change Nothing for Women Seeking Abortions in Texas; A Texas statute that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy was seemingly undercut by two court rulings, but the reality on the ground has not changed.” ” David G.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 25, 2021

1982), the Supreme Court addressed a boycott of white-owned businesses in Mississippi. The Supreme Court held that a state’s right to regulate economic activity “could not justify a complete prohibition against a nonviolent, politically motivated boycott.”. In a 2-1 panel decision, the court also found that the was overly broad.

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