Attorney at Work
JUNE 21, 2022
Legal blog posts follow one of three formats: the case law breakdown, evergreen analysis or future forecast. Here’s how to write a well-structured case law breakdown post. Let’s face it. Many legal blog posts are easy to ignore. They’re long-winded, lack structure, and fail to serve the reader. Want to write better blog posts? I’m assuming you’ve got the substance nailed.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2022
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Carson v. Makin that Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from public tuition assistance funds is unconstitutional. Maine contracts with private schools to ensure students who live in districts that do not operate their own secondary schools still receive a free education that is adjacent to a public school experience.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 21, 2022
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Maine violated the Constitution when it refused to make public funding available for students to attend schools that provide religious instruction. The opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts was a broad ruling, making clear that when state and local governments choose to subsidize private schools, they must allow families to use taxpayer funds to pay for religious schools.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2022
The US Supreme Court Tuesday granted review in US ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources and Bittner v. US. In US ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources , the court will consider whether a fraud case brought by an individual on behalf of the US government can be dismissed by the government. The case first arose when Jesse Polansky claimed private billing company Executive Health Resources fraudulently billed the government for unnecessary inpatient visits.
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SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 21, 2022
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt another blow to prisoners challenging their state-court convictions and sentences in federal court. In a 5-4 decision in Shoop v. Twyford , the justices limited the ability of federal courts to use the All Writs Act to order states to transport prisoners, even when such transport could help prisoners investigate whether their convictions are unconstitutional.
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ABA Journal
JUNE 21, 2022
Scammers posing as prosecutors and court personnel are watching Zoom hearings and collecting money from families of criminal defendants who want to win release of…
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2022
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Monday signed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York into law. The law aims to remove barriers to poll access. State Senator Zellnor Myrie believes the law is “the strongest voter protection law of any state.” Myrie hopes the law sends “a powerful message: every voter counts and every vote should be counted.” The law implements five measures in order to address voting inequity in New York.
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“U.S. Supreme Court rules that Ohio death row inmate should not be transported for neurological testing”: Laura Hancock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2022
Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Anna Balabina, a law student at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. . It is widely known that a country is often hugely influenced by what happens in a neighboring state. In the case of Ukraine, it is obvious that Russia has had and, unfortunately, will continue to have, some effect on the life and further history of independent Ukraine.
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Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
Hopefully the police would at least give you a couple of frequent flyer miles. The post Nice Bankroll You Got There. Be A Shame If You Had The Right To Remain Silent. appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2022
Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had his first court appearance Monday to answer for corruption allegations. Shahbaz Sharif became Prime Minister in April after a vote of no confidence ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan. The current investigation stems from allegations that Sharif abused his power when he was Punjab’s chief minister.
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“Supreme Court Rejects Maine’s Ban on Aid to Religious Schools; The decision was the latest in a series of rulings forbidding the exclusion of religious institutions from government programs”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court says Maine cannot deny tuition aid to religious schools.” David G.
Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
Let's focus on the actual law, shall we? The post Why Is Sonia Sotomayor Trying To Redeem Clarence Thomas? appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bayer Appeal on Roundup; Court’s decision not to hear case leaves Bayer exposed to billions of dollars in potential settlement costs”: Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
Wouldn't want to prejudice the jury, LOL! The post Bannon Lawyers Seek To Avoid Mention Of Capitol Riot, Focusing Defense On ‘Little Jamie Raskin And Shifty Schiff’ appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“Connecticut Supreme Court rules pandemic-era video trials pass Constitutional muster. What does this mean going forward?” Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report on three related rulings that the Supreme Court of Connecticut issued Monday. The first related ruling consisted of a majority opinion and two concurring opinions (access here and here ).
Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
Watch the hearings with litigator's eyes. Could any points could be scored on cross-examination, if anyone were playing the cross-examiner’s role? The post Kevin McCarthy’s Mistake Handling The January 6 Committee appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“Liberals Need to Beat Samuel Alito at His Own Game; To win the war over the Constitution, the justice’s hollow originalist pretenses must be unmasked — and countered with new and forceful legal arguments”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.
Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
So much for 'original.'. The post Supreme Court Opens Floodgates To Taxpayer-Funded Religious Schools appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court : At this link. The Court granted review in two cases, granted one motion for leave to file a bill of complaint, and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case. And in Shoop v. Cassano , No. 21-679, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissent , in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined, from the denial of certiorari.
Above The Law
JUNE 21, 2022
With additional judicial protections stalled in Congress, judges may want to think about arming themselves. The post In The Wake Of Violent Threats, Retired U.S. Marshal Gives Advice On Judicial Gun Ownership appeared first on Above the Law.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“A lot is happening: The Supreme Court’s conservatives can do what they want — but Ginni Thomas is testing the limits; Across the nation, trans people are fighting for their lives.” Chris Geidner has this post at his new Substack site, “Chris Geidner’s Newsletter.
The Crime Report
JUNE 21, 2022
Pro-life demonstrators in Knoxville, Tenn., 2013. Photo via Wikipedia. A legal team for the National Right to Life Committee , which describes itself as the largest anti-abortion group in the country, has drafted model anti-abortion legislation for states to adopt, in addition to criminalizing abortion, the Independent reports. The model legislation, which would be introduced following the anticipated Supreme Court ruling against Roe v Wade , would also use organized crime statutes to charge any
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2022
“Judicial Notice (06.18.22): Bearing Witness; Lawyers testify before the January 6 Committee, Preet Bharara goes back to Biglaw, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
The Crime Report
JUNE 21, 2022
Photo courtesy QOR Museum via Flickr. One of the first jury cases I tried as a young defender, nearly 50 years ago, involved a grumpy middle-aged District of Columbia resident named Edward, who was charged by the United States Attorney’s office with the crime of Possession of Numbers Slips. Edward, who was Black, had been carrying in his pocket the daily “ Elmo ” page of the defunct Washington Star when he was rousted by the Metropolitan Police for the offense of Displaying A Bad Attitude.
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