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“Gun Owners’ Challenge to D.C. Magazine Limit Fails on Appeal; Plaintiffs sued over ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds; D.C. prohibition has historical analog, D.C. Cir. says”

HowAppealing

” You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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Canada government announces appeal of court decision on Freedom Convoy and Emergencies Act authority

JURIST

The Canadian government announced Friday it would file an appeal of a Federal Court judgement that found it acted illegally when responding to Freedom Convoy protests in 2022. ” If the appeal is accepted, the case will be heard again in the Federal Court of Appeal.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments over Louisiana electoral map

JURIST

But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” ” The current voting map was created following a 2022 district court decision that struck down a previous state congressional map.

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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

This NCLC article lists federal and state consumer law rights scheduled to go into effect or expire, during the period from November 17, 2022, through December 31, 2023. Other consumer law changes will be enacted later in 2023 and will go into effect in 2023; this article lists changes whose effective dates have already been scheduled.

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Chemerinsky: These recent Supreme Court decisions have sparked a wave of litigation

ABA Journal

Supreme Court’s October 2022 term ended just a couple of months ago, but it’s already apparent that the decisions are leading to a great deal of litigation. What are the major issues left open by the cases that are likely to be litigated in state and federal courts?

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Pakistan court grants former PM Nawaz Sharif protective bail

JURIST

Bail is a fundamental right, and we welcome the [Islamabad High Court] decision in this regard, hoping that justice will prevail[.] Shehbaz Sharif was elected as prime minister after former Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in April 2022 and was subsequently removed from government.

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Civil society groups demand due process in Guatemala journalist detention review

JURIST

Zamora has been imprisoned since July 29, 2022, on charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice. While a court decision in August 2024 altered the terms of one detention order linked to alleged financial crimes, Zamora remains behind bars due to a second, unrelated pre-trial detention order.