JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
Former female workers of a McDonald’s located in Mason, Michigan recently filed a class-action lawsuit against a store manager for sexual harassment. The McDonald’s franchisee agreed Monday to a settlement where they will pay $1.5 million to 100 female workers. In November of 2019 Jenna Ries, a former employee, filed the original lawsuit.
The Crime Report
APRIL 6, 2022
In 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court abolished key aspects of its “felony murder rule,” the common law doctrine that made everyone involved in a felony that resulted in death guilty of first-degree murder—guilty even if they personally inflicted no violence and never intended to hurt anyone. The penalty for first degree felony murder is life in prison, without possibility of parole.
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JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
The California Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday passed a bill that will empower private citizens to sue those who traffic illegal weapons into the state. The bill has been passed in response to the deadly mass shooting which occurred Sunday just blocks from the state Capitol building. Senate Bill (SB) 1327 was authored by Senator Robert Hertzberg and sponsored by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Above The Law
APRIL 6, 2022
You know, if you wanted to hurt minorities, becoming a cop just makes sense. The post Maybe Twitter Should Allow Hate Speech. Then We’d See What Cops Really Think About Us. appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted Tuesday to enact a law that makes it a felony to perform or attempt to perform an abortion, except to save the life of the pregnant woman in a medical emergency. S.B. 612 makes performing or attempting to perform an abortion punishable by a fine of $100,000 or up to ten years in prison. The law defines a “medical emergency” as: A condition which cannot be remedied by delivery of the child in which an abortion is necessary to preserve the l
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JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
An Indonesian court Wednesday found that a senior member of an Islamist group consciously aided terrorism actors and sentenced him to three years in prison. A three-judge panel of the East Jakarta District Court found former human rights lawyer and secretary-general of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Munarman guilty of committing acts of terrorism.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Barrett’s caution to ‘read the opinions’ puzzles those who do; As the court prepares to release some of the most consequential rulings of the term, whether the American public will understand those judgments is up for debate”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
According to a report published Tuesday by human rights advocates in the first half of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s term violence against journalists has increased by 85%, compared to the first half of his predecessor’s term. The report by Article 19, an international human rights group, described Mexico as “the most dangerous country for journalists” outside of active war zones.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Teenage Dating Habits”: At “Dorf on Law,” Sherry F. Colb has a blog post that begins, “If I were to try to identify all of the offensive, outlandish, and horrifying things that happened during the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, I would be writing for several hours.
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JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Belgium violated the rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses in failing to grant tax exemptions in a ruling Tuesday. The case of Assemblée Chrétienne Des Témoins de Jéhovah d’Anderlecht and Others v. Belgium concerned an application made by Jehovah’s Witnesses for being denied property tax exemptions.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Washington University”: Washington University in St. Louis has posted this video on YouTube. In related news coverage, in today’s edition of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dana Rieck has an article headlined “ Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks life — and a little poker — at Washington U.” Jim Salter of The Associated Press reports that “ Sotomayor sees good in colleagues desp
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
The Rwanda appeals court Monday upheld Paul Rusesabagina’s 25-year sentence. In upholding the sentence, the court of appeals rejected the prosecutors’ demand for a life sentence. Rusesabagina’s supporters and international observers, such as TrialWatch and Amnesty International , called Rusesabagina’s first trial a sham. The 2021 sentencing was a result of his involvement in the 2018-2019 Rwandan attacks.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Ketanji Brown Jackson Was a Public Defender. Here’s Why That’s a Great Thing. Jackson would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall to represent significant numbers of criminal defendants. I learned firsthand how important that is.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.
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JURIST
APRIL 6, 2022
Human Rights Watch (HWR) released a report Tuesday revealing that Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly executed an estimated 300 civilian men in late March 2022. The civilians were allegedly executed in the central Malian town of Moura. These alleged killings are the latest in the ongoing Malian civil war , which began in 2012 when insurgent groups throughout northern Mali declared an intention to split from the rest of the country.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Roberts Joins Criticism of Supreme Court ‘Shadow Docket’ Orders”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court , and the dissent therefrom, at this link.
Above The Law
APRIL 6, 2022
People should be free to express an unpopular opinion without having to worry about being cancelled. The post Free Speech Has Become Confusing And Chaotic appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“The unconstitutional committee; Top judges, cross-examined on Miller 2 ruling, cry foul”: At his “A Lawyer Writes” Substack site, Joshua Rozenberg has a post that begins, “Lord Reed’s appearance before the House of Lords constitution committee this morning led to an unexpected clash — and one that was deeply unconstitutional.
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The Crime Report
APRIL 6, 2022
High Schoolers at Alderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA. protest school shootings. Photo by Mark Dixon via Flickr. Following yet another deadly mass shooting, California lawmakers are borrowing a page from Texas’ new “vigilante” law on abortion, with a proposal to empower private citizens to sue those who traffic in illegal weapons, reports the Associated Press.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Time to change how we pick Oregon’s Supreme Court justices”: Kevin Frazier has this essay online at The Oregonian.
Above The Law
APRIL 6, 2022
She claims the voices in her head told her to kill people. The post Lawyer Accused Of Running Her Car Into Pedestrians Suspended From Practice Of Law appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Gov. Justice appoints Haley Bunn to WV Supreme Court of Appeals”: The Office of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice issued this news release today.
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Above The Law
APRIL 6, 2022
What's next? Ketanji Brown Jackson can't prove there isn't a teapot orbiting the Sun? The post Hypotheticals Aren’t Just For Cold Calls Anymore appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Ohio Secretary of State says he didn’t call for Supreme Court chief’s ouster”: Marty Schladen of Ohio Capital Journal has this report.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 6, 2022
What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. In this column, we zero in on their top tips. This week, we feature healthcare advocate Harry Nelson, founder of Nelson Hardiman. Harry Nelson. Founder. Nelson Hardiman.
HowAppealing
APRIL 6, 2022
“Judge Jackson’s Brilliant Answer”: Philip Bobbitt has this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog.
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