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Oregon criminal defendants allege violation of right to counsel

JURIST

Four criminal defendants in Oregon Monday filed a lawsuit against the state for violating their rights to counsel and a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. And while there may be many explanations for the current crisis in Oregon, placing defendants on a “waiting list” for counsel is not the solution.

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“Some are More Equal Than Others”: University of Oregon Sued After Blocking Professor Who Posted “All Men are Created Equal”

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting lawsuit filed against the University of Oregon after Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley was blocked from a social media account. Gilley responded with a posting that “all men are created equal,” tagging both the University of Oregon and its Equity and Inclusion Twitter accounts.

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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

JURIST

The crossed-out language is what will be removed from the constitution if Proposal 2 is adopted. According to the author of Proposal 2, Vermont constitutional law professor Peter Teachout, the amendment makes no change to substantive rights. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent.

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Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 3)

NewYorkCourtWatcher

More Aftermath of Scalia's Dreadful Oregon v. Serio in 2006, did so with the Supreme Court's 1990 decision in Oregon v. Smith Opinion We've previously discussed how New York's highest court, when deciding Catholic Charities v. Smith as a backdrop.

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Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 2)

NewYorkCourtWatcher

More Aftermath of Scalia's Dreadful Oregon v. Under the 1st Amendment--at least since Scalia's majority opinion in the 1990 Oregon v. Smith decision--religious liberty is protected only.

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Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 1)

NewYorkCourtWatcher

More Aftermath of Scalia's Dreadful Oregon v. Smith Opinion Last week, in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Vullo, a New York appellate court rejected religious objections to paying for abortion coverage.

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Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 1a--addendum)

NewYorkCourtWatcher

More Aftermath of Scalia's Dreadful Oregon v. Smith Opinion Before advancing to the New York decisions, it probably makes sense to first address the three rulings just handed down by the Supreme Court dealing with religion.

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