JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would eliminate handgun licensing in the state. Current Indiana law requires individuals to apply for a handgun license. Individuals must fill out an application, submit their fingerprints and complete local law enforcement agency processing. In 2020 , 121,863 applicants were approved.
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
I have posted my new essay, "The End of Comparative Qualified Immunity," on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Critics have called qualified immunity an “unqualified disgrace,” an “abomination,” and “a scourge that closes courthouse doors to people whose constitutional rights.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Covington Catholic high school students cannot bring harassment claims against comedian Kathy Griffin. On January 18, 2019, a group of Covington Catholic high school students participated in the annual March for Life rally in Washington, DC. Following the rally, the students were involved in an incident outside the Lincoln Memorial involving Native American Nathan Phillips.
CourtTechBulletin
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
My friend Bob Ambrogi asked for comment during last Friday’s Legaltech Week Journalists’ Roundtable (an excellent discussion every week about our court customers). The discussion turned briefly to Jason Tashea's proposal via the DayOneProject.org initiative titled “ Digitizing State Courts, Expanding Access to Justice ”. The following is my partial reply to the question asked.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
An independent investigation released on Monday found that Aurora, Colorado, police officers had no legal basis to stop, frisk, and use a chokehold on Elijah McClain. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, died after an August 2019 encounter with police and paramedics during which he was restrained and sedated. The report was commissioned by the City Council of Aurora and written by a panel of three experts in policing, constitutional law, and emergency medicine.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Wanda Cooper, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, filed a lawsuit against the Glynn County Police Department and the District Attorney’s office Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of his murder. Arbery was shot while jogging by several vigilantes who had been deputized by police. His name became a rallying cry during the 2020 protests against police brutality.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Big Oil’s ‘Hail Mary’ may roil U.S. climate cases”: Maxine Joselow of E&E News has this report.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulani, also known as Bobi Wine, on Monday withdrew an election petition challenging the re-election of Yoweri Museveni. Kyagulani cited frustrations with the Supreme Court as the reason for his withdrawal, claiming that the Supreme Court justices hearing the case were biased. In January’s presidential election, Museveni won his sixth term after garnering 59 percent of the votes against Wine’s 35 percent.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Inmate Petitioned SCOTUS Alone, Then Arnold & Porter Stepped In”: Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has this report.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of our law student correspondents in Myanmar offers further thoughts on economic realities under the military junta, and offers her perspective on developments Wednesday: There is a website that any CDM [Civil Disobedience Movement] staffs can access for any support they need. We also have a call center. None of us will go starve.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Supreme Court Weighs Limits of ‘Hot Pursuit’ by Police; The court has said that the police need no warrants to enter the homes of fleeing felons; Does that exception also apply to people suspected of minor crimes?” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court considers giving police greater powers when pursuing suspects.” David G.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
New York resident and peace activist Martin Gugino on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Buffalo, New York, police after being seriously injured by several officers this past summer. On June 4, Gugino was participating in a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Niagara Square when members of the city’s militarized Emergency Response Team (ERT) shoved him to the ground.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Florida Supreme Court authorizes virtual criminal jury trials; No virtual trials have been scheduled in Tampa Bay area courtrooms, officials said”: Kathryn Varn of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.
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SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in the case of Arthur Lange, a northern California man convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. The evidence used to convict Lange was obtained by a California highway patrol officer, who had followed Lange in. The post Justices hear argument on whether “hot pursuit” for misdemeanors allows police to enter home without a warrant appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Congress Dives Into National Paucity of Federal Judges; Justice delayed is justice denied, a bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed Wednesday while considering the excessive caseloads that plague judges across the United States, particularly in the Ninth Circuit”: Brandi Buchman of Courthouse News Service has this report on a hearing (access the YouTube video via this link ) that the House Judiciary Committee ‘s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hel
NCBA
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
By the Communications Committee Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future paralegal professionals, and strengthen awareness of the profession and association. Each month we select one amazing paralegal from among our membership and ask them to share a little bit about their personal […].
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Courts seek funding to prevent Capitol-riot-style ‘incursion’; The appropriation request also seeks to mitigate dangers posed by trials for Jan. 6 defendants”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report. Today, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a news release titled “ Judiciary Seeks 2022 Funding, Cites Caseload Resurgence and Security Needs.
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LLRX
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Professors Joshua Darr , Jeremey Padgett and Johanna Dunaway research how changes in the media have shifted the incentives of elected officials and the considerations of voters, and what that means for American democracy. In recent work, they showed that extremely conservative and extremely liberal legislators receive far more airtime on cable and broadcast news than their moderate counterparts.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Corporate Lawyers Who Become Judges Less Likely To Side With Workers, Study Says”: Carrie Johnson of NPR has this article about a report from law professor Joanna M. Shepherd titled “ Jobs, Judges, and Justice: The Relationship between Professional Diversity and Judicial Decisions.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, was arrested in the US on Monday and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana for importation to the US. She is a dual citizen of the US and Mexico and was arrested upon arrival at Dulles International airport outside of Washington, DC.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Iowa police: Excessive drinking, exposure killed daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court justice, Allina CEO; Her body was found in the parking lot of her Iowa State University sorority.” Paul Walsh of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report. And Isabella Rosario of The Ames Tribune reports that “ Autopsy shows Iowa State University student died of hypothermia, acute alcohol intoxication.
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My Shingle
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
At least fifteen years ago (maybe more), my husband bought a Garmin GPS navigational system for our car. Though I dutifully punched my destination into our new toy, I found myself deviating every time my printed-out Mapquest instructions or my own instinct conflicted and sent me on another route.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Split 2nd Circ. Won’t Revisit Ex-Felons’ Hiring Bias Case”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on an order , accompanied by concurring and dissenting opinions, denying rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday. Five of the 12 participating judges dissented from the denial of en banc rehearing, but only one of those judges used the term “in banc.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Solo practitioners had a harder time weathering the initial economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic than others in the legal industry, according to a new…
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
“Federal court upholds corruption convictions of Dean, Adam Skelos”: Yancey Roy of Newsday has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.
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