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JURIST
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In a 92-page court ruling, Judge K. Providers requested a temporary injunction, arguing that the abortion restrictions violated state constitutional law and free speech. Defendants in this case say that the restriction constitutes a safeguard to inform women of the risks of abortion.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 29, 2022
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
There is an interesting fight brewing in Kentucky between Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Gov. Beshear has correctly cited a major victory recently before the Kentucky Supreme Court — an unanimous decision in favor of his authority to issue pandemic orders. Andy Beshear. That case is being widely cited, including by Gov.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Last year, the court restricted the ability of state prisoners to develop new evidence to support claims that their attorneys failed to investigate leads that could have shown they were factually innocent. In the Supreme Court’s habeas corpus jurisprudence, the answer is never simple. In 2019, the court ruled in Rehaif v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
AUGUST 2, 2021
Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors. According to the majority, the disclosure law ran afoul of the First Amendment. Supreme Court’s Decision. Bonta, 594 U.S. _ (2021) , a divided U.S. United States v. Stevens , 559 U.S.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. The law requires that individuals “shall as soon as reasonably possible notify the prosecuting attorney, law enforcement, medical assistance, or other public officials.” In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322.
JonathanTurley
MAY 12, 2021
In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. 568, 572 (1942), the Court has sharply abridged the application that exception.
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