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Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 28, 2022
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JURIST
JUNE 12, 2021
The US Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that “reckless” crimes qualify as violent felonies for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The Supreme Court reversed that judgment and remanded the case.
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The Crime Report
OCTOBER 5, 2021
As states slowly started to legalize and decriminalize certain drugs, authorities have moved to less punitive approaches to address the social costs of addiction. In 2000, 54 percent of the state court defendants convicted for weapons crimes were black, as compared to 44 percent white. How Should We Regulate ‘Dangerous Products’?
At the Lectern
JANUARY 3, 2021
A frequently invoked ground for Supreme Court review of a case is when it is “necessary. to settle an important question of law.” But offering the court an important legal issue is not alone enough to get a case heard. Sometimes, the court is just fine with the way the Court of Appeal has settled the issue.
The Crime Report
APRIL 8, 2022
A common misconception, perpetuated by popular television shows and movies, as well as the Sixth Amendment, is that everyone gets their day in court. However, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , less than 3 percent of criminal cases have gone to trial in the last five decades.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Over the past 10 years alone, the Supreme Court has cited Commission reports in more than half-a-dozen cases. Similarly, the Commission found that nearly half of supervision violators engaged in new felony conduct, but the figure for probation violations was only one-third. percent serious felony violations (grade A), 31.5
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Now, the activist with Direct Action Everywhere has filed a police report and is threatening legal action. However, not only is another court likely to find that there was no right to rescue in a case involving the theft of pigs by animal activists , this activist is likely to establish that the players had right to tackle.
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