JURIST
AUGUST 2, 2022
A Michigan Court of Appeals Monday ruled that the state Attorney General cannot enforce Michigan’s dormant abortion ban but local county prosecutors can. The case stems from a Michigan Court of Claims order from May 17. Thus, county prosecutors are local, not state, actors.
JURIST
MARCH 13, 2024
A federal district judge found the city of Flint, Michigan in contempt Wednesday for its failure to finish the replacement of lead-contaminated pipes in the city’s water supply system according to a timeline laid out in a 2023 court order. While the city was found in contempt, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neely escaped sanction.
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JURIST
MARCH 16, 2024
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media if the official posts about state matters and is authorized to speak for the state. The Supreme Court crafted this test after hearing two cases in which public officials blocked social media users. In one, Lindke v.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 29, 2022
Attorney General Dana Nessel has lost the Flint case in spectacular fashion this week. In an unanimous 6-0 ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court held that her office committed a fatal and inexplicable error in prosecuting nine officials for the Flint water crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder. juror) to charge them.”
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2022
Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. Law firm asks justices to consider the scope of attorney-client privilege for dual-purpose documents. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In Ramos v. In the D.C.
JURIST
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Finally, the petition claims the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision violates voters’ First Amendment right of association because it prevents a voter from choosing their preferred political candidate. I’m very happy with the ruling. I felt they read the Constitution.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 3, 2022
The doctrine, created by a 1982 Supreme Court ruling meant to protect government employees from frivolous lawsuits, is frequently used by police and other law enforcement officials to head off lawsuits over excessive use of force or misconduct. He is still waiting—eight years after the incident—for a trial that might never happen.
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