JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
Prosecutors in Kraljevo, Serbia began an investigation on Friday into three Kosovo officers who were controversially detained by the Serbian border control. The officers were arrested on Wednesday, and Serbian authorities are investigating whether they committed “[u]nauthorized production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons” while active on the Serbia-Kosovo border.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2023
“A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control; After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court decision that established a right to contraception, reproductive rights advocates are pressing for new protections at the state level”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report. The post “A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control; After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme
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JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
Argentinian Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas asked Interpol on Thursday to arrest four Lebanese men and have them extradited to Argentina to stand trial for their association with the deadly bombing at the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society in July 1994 where 85 people were killed. The attack was considered an act of terrorism, and the explosion destroyed cultural objects and documents that had been preserved since the Holocaust.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2023
“Guns for domestic abusers? Skirts at school? A look at what may be next at the Supreme Court.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report. The post “Guns for domestic abusers? Skirts at school? A look at what may be next at the Supreme Court.” appeared first on How Appealing.
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JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
The Australian federal government on Thursday passed emergency legislation to prevent the Russian Federation from building a new embassy near Australia’s parliament. The Home Affairs Act 2023 cancels Russia’s lease of land in the Australian capital Canberra, citing risks to national security. At a press conference , Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the law has been expedited to prevent a formal Russian diplomatic presence near the parliament. “The Government
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JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
A Pennsylvania jury convicted the gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on all 63 counts Friday. Robert Bowers will appear in court again on June 26 to determine his sentencing, which includes a potential death sentence. The jury delivered its verdict Friday afternoon at the federal courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh—only five miles from where the 2018 shooting occurred.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 17, 2023
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, military courts-martial retain jurisdiction over retired servicemembers. Courts-martial can punish a broader range of conduct and face fewer constitutional constraints than civilian courts.
JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana temporarily blocked an Indiana law on Friday that banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The law, S.E.A. 480 , was set to go into effect July 1 and restricted care like puberty blockers and hormone treatments. It also included a ban on gender reassignment surgeries for minors. Physicians that recommended any kind of gender-affirming care to minors faced the loss of their license.
The Crime Report
JUNE 17, 2023
The Loveland Police Department of Colorado has identified the officer who was fired in connection to an excessive use of force incident this May. The Department also released body-cam footage of the incident, which shows former Officer Russell Maranto hitting a woman in protective custody across the face, Sady Swanson reports for The Coloradoan. The woman was placed in protective custody and transported to the hospital after she was found “wandering in and out of traffic and speaking incoherentl
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JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Friday alleging that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) “ engage[d] in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law.” The report comes after an extensive investigation that began in April 2021 after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the MPD.
The Crime Report
JUNE 17, 2023
A suspended Manville New Jersey Police Chief was indicted for sexual and official misconduct by a state grand jury last week, Suzanne Russell reports for My Central Jersey. Chief Thomas Herbst has been charged with multiple counts for criminal misconduct involving multiple women during his time at the Manville Police Department, including two counts of sexual assault and four counts of official misconduct.
JURIST
JUNE 17, 2023
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. Last to last week, in its 279 th report , the Law Commission of India (an advisory body for legal reforms under the Ministry of Law and Justice) released its recommendation on the “Usage of Law of Sedition”.
HowAppealing
JUNE 17, 2023
“Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes ‘woke’ historians in railing against historical injustices; Gorsuch, appointed by former President Donald Trump, differs from his conservative colleagues on some key issues, including Native American rights”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report. The post “Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes ‘woke’ historians in railing against historical injustices; Gorsuch, appointed by former President Donald Trump, differs
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JonathanTurley
JUNE 17, 2023
Below is my column in the Messenger on the odds of Trump going to jail (as opposed to being convicted) and an interesting option for President Joe Biden: pledge to commute Trump’s sentence. Here is the column: “Can you give me the odds?” The question from a foreign correspondent this week was blunt but understandable. Legal analysts often are asked to give the percentages on a case’s outcome or conviction.
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