2021 Court Mens Rea 
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2024
The Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ), a human rights organization based in Armenia, published a report Thursday purporting that acts of genocide have been committed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since 2021. The report says that instances of torture, arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial killings were also documented.
At the Lectern
MAY 29, 2024
Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in Wheeler v. The issues as summarized by court staff when review was granted are: (1) Can a trial court dismiss a strict liability offense pursuant to Penal Code section 1385 based in part on a defendant’s lack of knowledge concerning the offense?
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At the Lectern
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Curiel , the Supreme Court today holds that a defendant serving a life-without-parole sentence for a murder committed by another should have had an evidentiary hearing to determine his eligibility for resentencing under post-conviction legislation that restricted vicarious murder liability. Gonzalez (2021) 65 Cal.App.5th In People v.
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Every clause in the blasphemy law was modified or changed when Zia was leader, and the intent or mens rea requirement was completely removed. 84 people were charged for blasphemy in 2021, according to the Center for Social Justice (CSJ). With impunity from the state, vigilante mobs continue to carry out extrajudicial killings.
SquirePattonBoggs
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Judge White wrote the unanimous opinion for the Court, which was joined by Judge Moore and Judge Bush. The Court held that an Ohio aggravated-robbery offense, R.C. The Sixth Circuit reversed the District Court’s contrary decision. 1817, 1825 (2021). Borden ’s mens rea requirement mattered here because, on its face, R.C.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 2, 2021
3, January/February 2021, by the American Bar Association. Supreme Court issued numerous landmark decisions in 2020, among those—for trademark scholars and practitioners— Romag Fasteners, Inc. Summary of the Supreme Court’s Opinions. Published in Landslide , Vol. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. Fossil, Inc.
At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Supreme Court yesterday announced it will hear six oral arguments in March, the biggest calendar of the term. The Chief Justice predicted last month that the court’s opinion output would increase during the term’s second half. The court granted review in March 2022. Vigilant Insurance Co. :
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