SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2023

Share People given consecutive sentences under the federal law that imposes penalties for the use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking may now be entitled to a new sentencing hearing, thanks to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Friday in Lora v. United States.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Defendant filed a petition for dismissal pursuant to the TPPA, and after finding that the TPPA applied, that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure in the context of this action, and that plaintiff “had not established a prima facie case for actual malice,” the trial court dismissed the case. The TPPA, Tenn.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Court of Appeals explained that although the TPPA is a relatively new statute, case law has established “two general conclusions” regarding the proper procedure when a motion to dismiss is filed thereunder. quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-17-105(a)(b); additional citation omitted).

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Burgos and limited briefing to: “Does the provision of Penal Code section 1109 governing the bifurcation at trial of gang enhancements from the substantive offense or offenses apply retroactively to cases that are not yet final?” The dissent claimed “section 1109 is not an ameliorative statute.

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