EvidenceProf Blog
AUGUST 27, 2021
I have posted the working draft of my new article, "Rectifying Wrongful Convictions Through the Dormant Grand Jury Clause" (forthcoming, George Washington Law Review), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In 1995, Lamar Johnson was convicted of a murder in.
LLRX
AUGUST 27, 2021
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
Staffing shortages at Rikers Island have limited access to medical care for incarcerated people, leading to a “high level of disorder and chaos” as the New York jail fails to “provide basic services to people in custody,” according to a New York Focus investigation. According to jail leadership, there aren’t enough correction officers on hand to escort people to appointments, and city jails records show thousands of missed medical appointments each month.
JURIST
AUGUST 27, 2021
Deputy UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kelly Clements said on Friday that her office is preparing for up to half a million Afghans to flee the country in a “worst-case scenario. Noting that her office has not seen large outflows of Afghans at this point, Clements emphasized that “the situation inside Afghanistan has evolved more rapidly than anyone expected.” Clements appealed to neighbouring countries to keep borders open for such Afghans seeking safety.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 27, 2021
“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Prioritize Property Over Lives; The conservative justices broke the court’s own rules — again — to end the CDC’s eviction moratorium”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
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HowAppealing
AUGUST 27, 2021
“Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of Evictions; The ruling late Thursday ending a new moratorium leaves the White House with few options to help renters at risk of losing their homes”: Alan Rappeport, Sophie Kasakove, and Conor Dougherty of The New York Times have this report. And Will Parker of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Renters Prepare for Eviction After Supreme Court Ruling; Just a fraction of $47 billion in federal aid meant to help tenants
The Fashion Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
Forty-six percent of consumers admitted to purchasing counterfeit goods, according to a new survey, while 30 percent admitted to knowingly purchasing a counterfeit product on more than one occasion. In an attempt to explore the purchasing habits of U.S. consumers, including their attitudes towards counterfeit goods, intellectual property asset management firm Anaqua conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, and ultimately, uncovered results that it deemed to be “surprising” in some cases, includi
HowAppealing
AUGUST 27, 2021
“Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court; In an interview prompted by his new book, the 83-year-old leader of the court’s liberal wing said he is working on a decision about when to step down”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Above The Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
This Is Some Nonsense : Twitter won't verify Justice Alan Page. Follow The Money : Until the cows come home? That's mixing references I guess, but there are questions about fees in the Devin Nunes case. Fair? Who Said Anything About Fair? : Folks don't see law firm work expectations as all that reasonable. Automation Revolution : And if firms want to fix those unreasonable work expectations, they can consider some automation.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
The number of suspects in hate crime matters investigated by U.S. attorneys declined between 2005 and 2019, although the conviction rate for hate crimes increased, according to a bulletin released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Thursdy. According to data from BJS Federal Justice Statistics Program, 1,864 hate crime suspects were referred for prosecution to U.S. attorneys from federal judicial districts in all 50 states between 2005 and 2019, though crimes investigated by U.S. attorney
The Process Street
AUGUST 27, 2021
Content marketing is definitely in the top 3 spammiest areas of marketing. Not a day goes by where someone isn’t trying to get me to link to their dodgy looking website or sending me nonsense. In some cases you just have to respect the hustle. I know the article I was pitched yesterday wasn’t written by “John Smith” because the use of English in the title didn’t make sense.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
Sirhan Sirhan, who has been incarcerated for 53 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is seeking parole for the 16th time. But for the first time, no prosecutor will stand to oppose the 77-year-old’s release, the Washington Post reports. Originally sentenced to death for Kennedy’s killing, Sirhan’s sentence was reduced to life with the possibility of parole when California abolished the death penalty.
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 27, 2021
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Friday morning read: Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). Seven Levels of Fallout from the Eviction Moratorium Case (Josh Blackman, The Volokh Conspiracy).
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
The California Supreme Court upheld a death sentence Thursday that establishes precedent about whether jury unanimity and reasonable doubt standards are intertwined in California sentencing law, reports the Courthouse News Service. The affirmation of the death penalty is for Don’te McDaniel, who along with his co-defendant Kai Harris were convicted of two gang-related murders in 2008.
Above The Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
So far the Court has granted 26 cases on cert for the upcoming term. Here, we look at these cert petitions based on different measures of writing quality.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 27, 2021
While Minnesota police responsible for public safety surrounding the construction of an oil pipeline have repeatedly denied having a close relationship with Enbridge, the company behind the controversial energy project, newly-obtained records indicate that Enbridge has actually provided repeated trainings for officers designed to cultivate a coordinated response to protests, establishing a working relationship between the two parties that includes regular intelligence-sharing meetings, reports T
Above The Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
* SCOTUS decides it’s up to Congress, not the CDC, to put a moratorium on evictions. [ SupremeCourt.gov ] * Wearing a low cut mask? Ok? But a crop top?! [ Washington Post ] * Living in Oregon and get fired because you refuse to take the vaccine? Yeah, you're probably on your own afterward. [ Oregon Live ] * Spreading Stupidity: I hope this plan for a pipeline that waters lawns in a drought evaporates. [ Vice ] * First year attorney loses two prospective clients because she is a woman and asks if
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ABA Journal
AUGUST 27, 2021
Federal appeals courts “are implementing wildly different responses to the delta variant surge," according to an analysis by Law360. The article , published on Aug.
Above The Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
Get out there, meet other lawyers, share your thoughts with them, and they will want to share their thoughts with you.
Law 360
AUGUST 27, 2021
The long-awaited federal criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of blood-testing company Theranos, is finally kicking off at the end of the month, but legal experts expect prosecutors may struggle to convince jurors that the disgraced Silicon Valley executive intentionally set out to defraud customers and investors.
The Hollywood Lawyer
AUGUST 27, 2021
Netflix’s animated series Castlevania producer Adi Shankar sued the company and fellow producer Kevin Kolde over breach of contract. While claiming that he had a verbal agreement to continue to be involved in any spinoff projects, with a 33% compensation stake, Netflix announced a spinoff without naming the defendant as a producer. Shankar’s lawsuit claims Kevin Kolde […].
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LLRX
AUGUST 27, 2021
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns in a new report. The IPCC released the first part of its much anticipated Sixth Assessment Report on Aug. 9, 2021. In it, 234 scientists from around the globe summarized the current climate research on how the Earth is changing as temperatures rise and what those changes w
LegalReader
AUGUST 27, 2021
Beyond asking ‘what does a criminal defense attorney do?’, you’re going to ask your lawyer a lot of other questions throughout the course of your case.
LawTechnologyToday
AUGUST 27, 2021
The American Bar Association’s Law Practice Division publishes a monthly webzine, Law Practice Today , covering the latest topics in law practice management. August’s edition focused on finance, with technology topics ranging from processing payments to virtual depositions. Here are some highlights from the issue: “ Litigators Say Virtual Depositions Are Here to Stay ” by Judith Kunreuther. “With the pandemic stretching far longer than anyone initially anticipated, it
Above The Law
AUGUST 27, 2021
If you aspire to clerk for SCOTUS, or even if you're just curious, there's lots of interesting info here.
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