The Crime Report
JULY 11, 2022
As more of the country’s deadliest mass shootings are carried out by killers in their teens and early 20s, prosecutors and researchers are focusing on parents to unravel how their sons are radicalized, what interventions might have stopped them, and whether parents who disregard obvious warnings or provide guns to their children should be held criminally responsible, reports the New York Times.
JURIST
JULY 11, 2022
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Monday that Turkey violated a prior judgement in the case Kavala v. Turkey by keeping activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala in detention. The court had previously ruled that Kavala was wrongfully detained, ordering Turkey to release Kavala and pay damages. Kavala was arrested in 2017, ostensibly for involvement in the Gezi protests in 2013 and an attempted coup d’etat in 2016.
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SCOTUSBlog
JULY 11, 2022
Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Theresa Inacker, an attorney, is the New Jersey state director for The DC Project , a coalition of female gun owners dedicated to protecting and preserving Second Amendment rights. After more than a decade of unsuccessful challenges post- Heller and McDonald , gun owners finally rejoice that the Second Amendment is no longer the “ constitutional orphan ” of the Supreme Cou
JURIST
JULY 11, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday signed a decree allowing all Ukrainian citizens to apply for Russian citizenship through a simplified procedure. Ukrainians only need to provide proof of Ukrainian residency and citizenship, along with divorce and name-change documents, in order to apply. Parents applying on behalf of their children are also required to provide their child’s birth certificate.
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Patently O
JULY 11, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. In a new opinion the court asked and answerd an interesting question: What if most on-point prior art was accidentally created due to a typographical error? In LG Electronics, Inc. v. ImmerVision, Inc., — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. 2022) , the Court sided with the patentee in holding that a person of skill in the art would have “disregarded or corrected” the error rather than relying on the error as the foundation of an inventive project.
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The Crime Report
JULY 11, 2022
In an “annual” report that hasn’t been released since 2019, the Commission to Combat Police Corruption says several cops who should have been fired for egregious conduct were allowed to keep their jobs, reports The City. Investigators said the discipline meted out by the NYPD was insufficient in 38 out of 338 cases (just over 11 percent) that were concluded between October 2018 and September 2019.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“What Precedents Would Clarence Thomas Overturn Next?” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen is David Remnick’s guest on today’s new episode of The New Yorker’s “Politics and More” podcast.
LegalReader
JULY 11, 2022
Veterans, though often treated as heroes, struggle a lot after coming back home. Many face problems with their mental and physical health, some cannot find their place among their family and friends and an overall community.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“Chief Judge Resigns at Crucial Time for New York’s Top Court; Judge Janet DiFiore, whose legacy includes a sweeping opinion on gerrymandering, will leave at the end of August after more than six years on the court”: Jesse McKinley and Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times have this report. And Frank G. Runyeon of Law360 has an exclusive report headlined “ NY Chief Judge Faces Ethics Probe As She Leaves Office.
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The Crime Report
JULY 11, 2022
Anthony Ways, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in New Jersey in 1989 and exonerated and released from prison in 2004, is today championing two initiatives that would help people fighting to prove their innocence: an in-the-works innocence project at Rutgers University and has legislation that would create a state commission to study the issue, reports the New Jersey Monitor.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“Can Pigs Still Fly?” At the “Balkinization” blog, Gerard N. Magliocca has a post that begins, “Next Term the Supreme Court will hear National Pork Producers Council v. Ross , a Dormant Commerce Clause case challenging the validity of California’s Proposition 12.
Above The Law
JULY 11, 2022
The technical term for that was an ass-kicking. The post Steve Bannon And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day *In Court* appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“1791 or 1868? The Question Itself Reveals a Contradiction Between Originalism and Jot-for-Jot Incorporation.” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.
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ABA Journal
JULY 11, 2022
A Louisiana lawyer accused of shooting a sheriff’s deputy Saturday in a possible road rage incident had been admitted to practice following a 1989 felony…
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“As abortion ban is reinstated, doctors describe ‘chilling effect’ on women’s care”: Emily Woodruff of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.
LegalReader
JULY 11, 2022
Like mice in a field, fighting over the last seeds, people will make a living even if doing so means continued pollution and failure to mitigate climate change.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“The Harshest Abortion Restrictions Are Yet to Come; The pro-life movement is now focused on three major strategies at the state level”: Law professors David S. Cohen , Greer Donley , and Rachel Rebouché have this essay online at The Atlantic.
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Above The Law
JULY 11, 2022
A police officer reportedly told her that her unborn child 'doesn't count.'. The post Pregnant Texas Woman Says Unborn Baby Is Second Passenger In Carpool Lane Ticket Dust-Up appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“RIP to the LSAT? Let’s Kill the Bar Exam, Too; The push to do away with the law school admissions exam has merit — and there’s no reason to stop there.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
Above The Law
JULY 11, 2022
Wachtell joins the chat. plans to file suit on behalf of Twitter this week. The post No Stranger To Paying Support After Screwing Around, Elon Musk Faces Twitter Lawsuit Over Failed Deal appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“Break Glass in Case of Emergency”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Leah Litman , Melissa Murray , and Kate Shaw , via this link. (I previously neglected to link to last week’s episode, titled “ Smashing Precedents and Making Up Facts ,” because it came out on July 4th and I was away on vacation last week.).
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Law 360
JULY 11, 2022
Elon Musk's effort to terminate his agreement to buy Twitter Inc. could end through several scenarios, ranging from negotiated settlements to protracted litigation, legal experts say. Here are key points to watch as the dispute unfolds.
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“Ketanji Brown Jackson, my friend; With all the news coming out of the Supreme Court in recent weeks, it was easy to miss the swearing in of its newest member; For me, the moment held deep personal significance”: Law professor Lisa A. Tucker has this essay online at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Crime Report
JULY 11, 2022
A new report from the legal aid group Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has found that access to opioid addiction medication in the state’s county jails is scattershot, often inadequate, and in many jails nonexistent — putting incarcerated people at risk for overdose when they’re released, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse , just 5 percent of addicted people in state prisons receive medication to treat opioid use disorder while incar
HowAppealing
JULY 11, 2022
“US Supreme Court Report Card: How the Third Circuit Fared in the 2021-22 Term (Part 1).” Tomorrow’s print edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers, will contain this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column.
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