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.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 8, 2022
On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B 3156-B providing environmental protection amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. By Riccardo Luporini, Matteo Fermeglia, and Maria Antonia Tigre. In Neubauer, et al.
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
In 2009, the New York courts ruled that Metro workers were not legally required to assist a woman being raped at a station. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. That was the holding in the famous ruling in Yania v. Indeed, I know of no law requiring an intervention in a violent crime scene anywhere in the country.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Free speech has always held a precarious position in Australia which does not have an equivalent to the First Amendment in guaranteeing free speech as a constitutional right. Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. Craigslist, Inc. ,
JonathanTurley
MARCH 22, 2021
As Eugene Volokh correctly pointed out , the California Labor Code protects “political activities” employees and the California Supreme Court ruled in Gay Law Students Ass’n v. 1979) that “political activities” includes not just electioneering but also “espousal of … a cause.”.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
They have asked for the dismissal of the indictment for lack of jurisdiction since the Court ruled in Dobbs that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” The court was merely saying that this was within the broad scope of arguments that could be made in a court.
JonathanTurley
MAY 24, 2022
Now, after a major court ruling against the university , an arbitrator has awarded Negy all back pay and benefits from the time of his firing. To the contrary, the university issued a statement that indicated that it is undeterred by the adverse court rulings. That is good news.
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