LawSites
JUNE 19, 2025
I wrote yesterday about the Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s adoption of the duty of technology competence, done as part of its promulgation of new rules of professional conduct to replace a code of ethics that had governed lawyers’ professional conduct in Puerto Rico since 1970.
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2025
At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Thursday, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated that the procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by states and businesses must comply with international human rights standards, warning that failure could lead to serious rights violations. UN experts noted a significant increase in the procurement and deployment of AI systems across the public and private sectors globally.
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HarrisBricken
JUNE 19, 2025
You may have seen this article or some other article yesterday or today, covering the Ontario Supreme Court’s recent certification of a national class action lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis. The defendant entities are all part of the same conglomerate, with Aurora Cannabis Inc. being the parent. You can view their vast array of cannabis products here.
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2025
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Democratic state attorney general in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the attorney general’s power during a lame-duck legislative session in 2018. In a 7-0 ruling, the court found the law unconstitutionally violated the separation of powers doctrine.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new guidance on "facility visit and engagement protocol for Members of Congress and staff." "ICE detention locations and Field Offices are secure facilities. As such, all visitors are required to comply with [identity] verification and security screening requirements prior to entry," it specified.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
Reckless spending has been driving Social Security toward a fiscal cliff. Scheduled benefits will have to be cut by 23 percent in 2033 to keep the program solvent. This is the grim conclusion drawn by the trustees of Social Security's Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds, who published their annual report this week.
EvidenceProf Blog
JUNE 19, 2025
When a judge declares a mistrial, there must be "manifest necessity" for declaring a mistrial or else a criminal defendant cannot be prosecuted again for the same crime under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Usually, that "manifest.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
The state of Florida, which leads the country in partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is using a nationwide surveillance network of over 40,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras present in over 5,000 communities across the United States to aid in immigration-related arrests. Public records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel reveal that the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) utilized Flock Safety ALPR camera data over 250 times between March 13 and May 5 (averaging a
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2025
Provisional new rules agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council will increase transparency for EU political party funding, cut red tape, and protect against foreign interference, the bloc said Tuesday. The new rules are particularly concerned with safeguarding against foreign interference in EU institutions. To be formally recognized and granted funding, European political parties will have to submit a declaration that any member parties or organizations from outside the EU comply with
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
It took a while. But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday, Juneteenth, is today. It celebrates the abolition of chattel slavery in the U.S., marked by June 19, 1865—the day Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free. It was the final major enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Confederate territory, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln had signed it
HowAppealing
JUNE 19, 2025
“Justice Alito: Dobbs, A Color Blind Constitution, And The Balancing Of Power | Uncommon Knowledge.” The Hoover Institution has posted this interview on YouTube.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
The Washington, D.C., city council convened on Wednesday to discuss the FY 2026 budget. One of the topics on the council's agenda was reviewing proposals to repeal Initiative 82, the District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022 , which has hurt the district's restaurant industry and workers since its enactment. Initiative 82 passed with 132,925 votes in favor —nearly three-quarters of the electorate—in November 2022.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 19, 2025
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The end of the Supreme Court’s term is in sight – the court is down to its last undecided merits cases and its last regularly scheduled conference will be held next week. While there is usually one impromptu mop-up conference after that to resolve all the unfinished cert-stage business, we’re close to the end.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
From the opinion in Kratovil v. City of New Brunswick : The Legislature enacted Daniel's Law "to enhance the safety and security of certain public officials in the justice system," thereby enabling those officials to "carry out their official duties without fear of personal reprisal." Subject to strict notice requirements [under which the official must first demand that the information be removed and not published -EV], Daniel's Law prescribes a procedure by which the home address and unpublishe
HowAppealing
JUNE 19, 2025
“Boeing 737 MAX victims’ relatives ask judge to reject deal ending criminal case”: David Shepardson of Reuters has this report. And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Paul Cassell has a post titled “ Can Federal Prosecutors Avoid Judicial Review of Dismissal Motions by Agreeing in Advance With a Defendant Not to Prosecute?
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
(NA) Today, is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery - the greatest triumph of freedom in American history. In this post, I compile some links to my writings relevant to the holiday and its significance. All are posts published here on the Volokh Conspiracy blog. " Juneteenth and the Universalist Principles of the American Revolution, " June 19, 2021.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 19, 2025
Good morning. I hope you have a meaningful Juneteenth. Yesterday, the court issued decisions in United States v. Skrmetti , NRC v. Texas , EPA v. Calumet , Oklahoma v. EPA , and Perttu v. Richards. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: The Court Upheld a State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
From Aaron Sibarium (Washington Free Beacon) : When the Washington Free Beacon published documents showing how the Harvard Law Review selects articles based on race, the law review insisted those documents had been taken out of context. The journal claimed the Free Beacon had quoted "selectively" from "five internal memos going back more than three years," adding that the Harvard Law Review "considers several thousand submissions annually.
NewmanFerraraLLP
JUNE 19, 2025
In the context of a landlord-tenant dispute in the New York County Civil Court , G* R* LLC, the landlord, sought to recover use and occupancy payments from the tenant, NV and her undertenants, during the stay of a holdover proceeding -- while the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) resolved the tenant’s rent overcharge complaint. The core issue was whether the tenant should be required to continue making use and occupancy payments while the DHCR complaint was pending.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
From the opinion in Kratovil v. City of New Brunswick : The Legislature enacted Daniel's Law "to enhance the safety and security of certain public officials in the justice system," thereby enabling those officials to "carry out their official duties without fear of personal reprisal." Subject to strict notice requirements [under which the official must first demand that the information be removed and not published -EV], Daniel's Law prescribes a procedure by which the home address and unpublishe
At the Lectern
JUNE 19, 2025
The Supreme Court didn’t straight grant any cases at its conference yesterday, but it did depublish three Court of Appeal opinions. Here’s a summary of those actions and some others. New-trial-motion-procedure conflict left unresolved At the parties’ request after a settlement, the court dismissed review in TRC Operating Company v.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
A federal appeals court ruled that San Diego's ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches is unconstitutional because teaching yoga is a form of free speech. The 2024 ordinance had prohibited yoga groups of four or more people on shorelines, allegedly to protect public safety. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ban unfairly targeted instructors like Steve Hubbard and Amy Baack, who sued to challenge it.
LegalReader
JUNE 19, 2025
“Last minute legislation in Louisiana threatens to close your CVS Pharmacy – your medication cost may go up and your pharmacist may lose their job,” CVS said in the text messages. “Contact your elected officials to protect your access.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 19, 2025
Today is Juneteenth. The most recently recognized federal holiday (formalized in 2021 as Juneteenth National Independence Day), Juneteenth recognizes the freeing of enslaved people in Texas at the end of the Civil War. In today's Wall Street Journal, Lucas Morel and Jonathan White write on the day's significance: Juneteenth joined Independence Day as a federal holiday in 2021, celebrating the day the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the outer reaches of rebel-held territory.
LegalReader
JUNE 19, 2025
“The Court agreed with Utah’s argument involving the Clean Air Act that local courts should handle local issues, and the federal government should collaborate with the states—not ignore their unique differences,” said state Attorney General Derek Brown.
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