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Superior Court rules Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used at trial

JURIST

The Superior Court of Glynn County, Georgia ruled on Friday that Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records could not be used as evidence in the trial against the three white men accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man. The defendants face charges of felony murder and false imprisonment. Superior Court Judge William R.

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Texas Officially Makes Performing Abortion a Felony

The Crime Report

Texas’ trigger law has officially gone into effect, making performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to life in prison and a civil penalty of not less than $100,000, plus attorney fees, with only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient, reports the Texas Tribune.

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US federal judge blocks request to reinstate abortion ban in Guam

JURIST

A federal court in Guam Friday denied a request to reinstate a total abortion ban on the island of Guam. The Attorney General of Guam Douglas Moylan filed the motion to reinstate the ban. The court concluded that Moylan did not meet his burden under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) to warrant lifting the injunction.

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Supreme Court will answer teed-up bail questions and decide felony-murder resentencing issue; it depublishes arbitration opinion

At the Lectern

At yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, actions of note included: Court allows clemency for one, returns files to be redacted for four others. 2) May a superior court ever set pretrial bail above an arrestee’s ability to pay?” ” In its landmark In re Humphrey (2021) 11 Cal.5th Resentencing.

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US Justice Department to give $144.5M to victims of 2017 Texas mass shooting in settlement

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The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions.

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Scolding the Legislature for lack of clarity, Supreme Court rules statute can retroactively reduce probation without negating plea deal

At the Lectern

Prudholme , the Supreme Court today holds that legislation reducing maximum probation terms applies retroactively and, when so applied, doesn’t jeopardize a plea agreement reached under the harsher superseded law. ” Also, the Supreme Court disapproves the Third District’s 2-1 decision in People v. In People v.

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LWOP clemency file in line to be partially opened

At the Lectern

Documents that Governor Gavin Newsom lodged under seal in support of a request for Supreme Court permission to commute Elaine Wong ’s life without parole sentence will likely be made available to the public, at least in part. This is the second time a governor has sought a court recommendation to commute Wong’s sentence.

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