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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

A reasonable conclusion to draw from these textual features is that an affirmative act of government is required to restore what the government has taken away by its affirmative decision to prosecute and convict a person of a felony. This latest ruling is part of a wave of legislation and litigation surrounding felony disenfranchisement.

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Georgia repeals citizen’s arrest law in response to Ahmaud Arbery killing

JURIST

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Monday signed a bill that repeals an 1863 civil war-era statute , one year after Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot. He was shot while running through his neighborhood on the Georgia coast in February 2020 after the men claimed they thought he was a burglar.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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Court rejects non-citizen’s challenge to criminal re-entry charge

SCOTUSBlog

Eight years later, an immigration judge found that his California conviction for driving under the influence was an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws. Ashcroft that, under the relevant federal statute, DUI convictions like Palomar-Santiago’s are not aggravated felonies.

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Only 15% of NYC Hate Crime Charges End in Conviction

The Crime Report

In Brooklyn, 30 out of 173 hate crime arrests led to hate crime convictions between 2015 and 2020, while the number was 15 out of 110 in Queens and 3 out of 30 in Staten Island. More than 60 crimes fall under the hate crime statute in New York, from simple menacing to possession of a biological weapon.

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Defendants have early right to counsel when seeking post-conviction relief under recent murder statute

At the Lectern

Lewis , the Supreme Court today gives already convicted defendants a better chance of getting relief under Senate Bill 1437 , 2018 legislation which narrowed murder liability under the felony murder theory and eliminated it under the natural and probable consequences doctrine. The court’s opinion quotes that dissent several times.

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Pondering the aftermath of a landmark ruling in felon-in-possession cases

SCOTUSBlog

United States , holding that a conviction under the federal statute penalizing felons in possession of a firearm requires not only the defendant’s knowledge that he possessed a gun, but also that he knew he had the legal status of a convicted felon. 922(g) , the federal felon-in-possession statute.

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