The Crime Report
JANUARY 14, 2022
photo by Charles Edward Miller via Flickr. Everyone has seen the headlines. According to FBI data, U.S. homicides rates increased by 30 percent in 2020, the largest increase ever recorded since national record-keeping began in 1960, and jumped another 7 percent in 2021, with more than 10 major cities setting new records for annual homicides that year.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday guaranteeing abortion rights in the state. Murphy also signed legislation to expand contraception coverage under private insurance and Medicaid. The new legislation comes amid concerns that the US Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade , leaving it up to individual states to regulate abortion. The court heard arguments last month in a case involving a Mississippi law banning all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and many analysts predic
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2022
“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Circuit panel seems inclined to reinstate suits against George Washington University and American University”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on an oral argument (access the audio via this link ) today before a three-judge panel of the U.S.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
Account holders Thursday filed a class action lawsuit against PayPal in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged that PayPal violated racketeering laws under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. PayPal also allegedly violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the California Business & Professions Code.
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EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 14, 2022
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Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2022
It's not every day a county prosecutor threatens to sue the AG! The post TX AG Ken Paxton Faces Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Records He Can’t Share For REASONS appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
A German court in Koblenz Thursday sentenced Anwar Raslan, a former Syrian colonel who directed operations at a civil prison in Damascus, to life in prison. This unprecedented trial was the world’s first trial prosecuting state-sponsored torture in Syria. German human rights lawyers argued for the legal principle of universal jurisdiction, allowing crimes committed in one country to be tried in another.
Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2022
His clients were, ummm, 'security guards,' okay? The post Oath Keepers Lawyer Gives Spectacular Sh*tshow Interview On CNN appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that there is no constitutional right to an adequate civics education, denying an appeal by students in Providence, Rhode Island. The lawsuit was filed in 2018 on behalf of 14 students arguing that the US Constitution entitles all public school students to a civics education that prepares them to meaningfully and effectively participate in a democracy.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 14, 2022
Writing 'Let's Go Brandon' for 9 pages would have made more sense. The post Supreme Court: Fewer COVID Vaccines, More Shirtwaist Factory Fires! appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. In this dispatch, a law student at Yangon University describes her return to campus for a brief visit with friends in December, the first time she had been there since the coup.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 14, 2022
A new rule recently published by the Justice Department allows more people to participate in a program that grants prisoners the opportunity to earn shorter jail terms, affecting how the Department and the Bureau of Prisons carry out the First Step Act and expanding job training and other efforts aimed at reducing recidivism, early-release programs, and modifying sentencing laws, reports the New York Times.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the social security claim of a National Guard member who served as a dual-status technician, categorized as both a civilian and a military employee. The US government had reduced his retirement benefits by about $100 per month under a statutory rule known as the “windfall elimination provision” which dictates that benefits of retirees who receive payments from separate employment-based pensions not subject to Social Security taxes will be reduced.
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HowAppealing
JANUARY 14, 2022
“The Even Bigger Problem With Neil Gorsuch’s Decision Not to Wear a Mask; The issue goes beyond whatever infectious particles might circulate around the bench”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the District of Maryland Thursday indicted Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, with separate counts of perjury and submitting false mortgage applications. The four counts are for events taking place between May 2020 and February 2021, during which Mosby allegedly received pandemic relief funds under false pretenses and failed to disclose information on mortgage applications for two vacation properties.
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JANUARY 14, 2022
“Judge Pryor cleared of allegations involving hiring of controversial clerk”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Bill Pryor, chief judge of the federal appeals court in Atlanta, has been cleared of allegations of wrongdoing in that he hired a law clerk accused of sending racist and xenophobic texts.” Second Circuit Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston issued this decision dismissing the judicial conduct complaint on December 22, 2021.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The Australian Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke formally canceled Friday Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s temporary visa to Australia, only days after an Australian judge had ordered Djokovic’s visa reinstated and his passport returned. Hawke stated that the decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa was made on “health and good order grounds” and that it was in the public interest to cancel his visa.
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JANUARY 14, 2022
“Supreme Court to Hear Case of Coach Who Lost His Job Over Postgame Prayers; A federal appeals court ruled that a school board in Washington State could require the coach to stop praying at the 50-yard line after high school football games”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court to hear case of high school football coach who lost job after praying with players.” David G.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The European Commission stopped Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings from acquiring Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Thursday in a bid to prevent the creation of an anti-competitive market. The Commission found that merging the two companies, both based in South Korea, “would have created a dominant position by the newly merged company and reduced competition in the worldwide market for the construction of large liquefied gas (‘LNG’) carriers.” The Commission is empowere
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JANUARY 14, 2022
“What the Supreme Court’s OSHA Ruling Means: It weakens the legal basis for earlier efforts to protect workers from Covid, and it suggests other administrative ‘work-arounds’ will eventually fall.” Eugene Scalia has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The State of Texas submitted a complaint Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas demanding Planned Parenthood repay $10 million in Medicaid reimbursements. Attorney General Ken Paxton submitted the complaint claiming that Planned Parenthood improperly avoided reimbursement of Medicaid funding after it was terminated from the program.
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JANUARY 14, 2022
“Penn law professor Amy Wax enraged people with her comments about Asians. Now, she may face sanction. But some academics who ardently despise Wax’s comments say they would rather she retains the right to say them than allow her to be fired.” Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. And Christine Charnosky of Law.com has reports headlined “ Debate Intensifies Over Potential Discipline for Penn Law Professor Amy Wax ” and “ Law Schools Often H
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
The Australian Minister for Immigration Friday formally canceled Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s temporary visa to Australia, only days after an Australian judge had ordered Djokovic’s visa reinstated and his passport returned. In a statement , Minister Alex Hawke said that the decision to cancel Mr. Djokovic’s visa was made on “health and good order grounds” and that it was in the public interest to cancel his visa.
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JANUARY 14, 2022
“The Culture War Has Warped the Supreme Court’s Judgment; Yesterday’s decision hinges on a new and alarming embrace of the right-wing crusade against vaccination”: Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic. Also online at The Atlantic, law professor Kimberly Wehle has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court Has Anointed Itself Czar of the Country’s COVID Rules; The conservative justices say that vaccine policy is Congress’s or the states’ job,
JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2022
One of the largest student loan companies Thursday agreed to a settlement that will forgive $1.85 billion in debt after allegations of widespread deceptive practices. 39 state attorney generals accused loan servicer Navient of encouraging students to enter into predatory forebearance instead of more affordable income-driven repayment plans. Forebearance allows borrowers to pause payments, but interest will still accrue on the principal.
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