SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2022

In district court, Georgia corrections admitted that its policy substantially burdened Smith’s religious exercise, but it argued that various safety and security concerns justified its refusal to allow beards of any greater length. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed , re-instating the half-inch limit.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While possession prohibitors are critical to public and survivors’ safety, they cannot account for indicators of dangerousness that do not result in an active court record. Despite the threat they pose to their victims and their communities, District of Columbia v.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While CAP laws have been enacted in 29 states and the District of Columbia, the trigger for liability varies from state to state. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Cassie Chew.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A day later, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that “ the Supreme Court must intercede.” A federal district court in Washington agreed and dismissed the obstruction charges. 6 attack on the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. GREG BERMAN: You recently told me that you went to New York City criminal court to mark the 50th anniversary of your first visit to criminal court. I spent a day in arraignment court at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. Tell me what you saw.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision affirming a superior court determination that the defendant could not present a necessity defense.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

this would constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Prosecutions for violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be on information filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. (a-1) Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 2, 2023

this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. In Bowman’s case, the criminal act is captured on videotape, but it is also likely a misdemeanor. It could be a crime. If it were intended to disrupt the congressional proceedings, it could be treated as a felony. Various Republicans want to see Rep.

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