At the Lectern

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Superior Court (Mitchell) , the Supreme Court yesterday held that a superior court exceeded its jurisdiction in reducing a charged felony to a misdemeanor after a preliminary hearing and before sentencing. In general, an appeal stays the challenged trial court decision, but a writ petition does not. In People v.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In most urban and suburban areas, particularly in Texas, it’s “nearly impossible to go about one’s day without entering a school zone,” which in turn conflicts with a citizen’s ability to exercise a right guaranteed under the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, writes Tyler Smotherman, a J.D.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a case that is expected to define the scope of federal identity theft law. The specific issue before the Court in Dubin v. After a district court upheld the convictions, Dubin appealed. Issues Before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court granted certiorari on November 22, 2022.

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Day on Torts

MAY 12, 2023

5, 2023), plaintiff filed a malicious prosecution claim based on an underlying criminal case. Plaintiff alleged that after he criticized defendant union, defendant accused him of misusing union funds and caused him to be charged with two state felonies. National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 39 , — S.W.3d 3d —, No.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Supreme Court today announced it will hear just four arguments in October. On Wednesday, October 9, in Fresno, the court will hear the following cases (with the issue or issues presented as summarized by court staff or limited by the court itself ): Capito v. The court granted review in July 2023.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

In 2023, Biden stood with his lawyers in open defiance of a congressional subpoena outside of Congress. It collapsed in court when the judge asked the prosecutor if he had ever seen such a deal offered to any other defendant. As I wrote in 2023, Biden ultimately was undone by his entitlement and appetite.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 13, 2024

’ ” The court agreed to hear People v. The defendant had 10 years earlier unsuccessfully sought relief from his sentence under Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012; unsuccessful because the superior court found resentencing would pose an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety. Scott (2015) 61 Cal.4th

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court’s actions of note included: Taxpayer standing. The court granted review in Raju v. ” The delays at issue began after a three-month COVID-pandemic shutdown of the superior court. .” The court will also hear People v. Navarro below.)

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act during the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota’s law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. To be eligible, people must remain crime free during a court-ordered “waiting period,” which can vary from zero to five years.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Yesterdays Supreme Court conference might be better remembered for what wasnt ruled on , but the court did grant review in a case with an unusual procedural context. The court agreed to hear People v. Robinson , where not only were the Third District Court of Appeal justices in disagreement, so were prosecutors.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2023

has been indicted by a grand jury for 20 alleged crimes including felony fraud and first-degree theft for allegedly stealing more than $263,000 from the city’s Medicaid program through fraudulent claims, Keith L. She pleaded not guilty at her Superior Court arraignment Wednesday and was released to await a trial.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 25, 2024

There were no straight grants at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , but here are some actions of note: Tax vote requirement. 5th 924 (see here ), the court has regularly declined to hear tax-voting cases. The court granted review in Long v. 2023) 14 Cal.5th 2023) 14 Cal.5th City of Upland (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court didn’t straight grant any cases at yesterday’s conference , but there were some notable rulings, including: Murder resentencing grant-and-transfer. The court granted review in another Senate Bill 1437 case, People v. Curiel (2023) 15 Cal.5th Superior Court. 5th 433, 451-452.”

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Singh , in which the court will consider what kind of notice the government must provide before a noncitizen can be deported for not appearing in court. Sheetz came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to apply the court’s Nolland/Dolan test and find the county’s fee a violation of the takings clause. Under 8 U.S.C.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Yesterdays Supreme Court conference might be better remembered for what wasnt ruled on , but the court did grant review in a case with an unusual procedural context. The court agreed to hear People v. Robinson , where not only were the Third District Court of Appeal justices in disagreement, so were prosecutors.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 11, 2023

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court will be considering a total of 202 petitions and applications at Thursday’s conference. The Supreme Court called for the views of the solicitor general. A divided panel of the U.S.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Last week, the US House of Representatives passed the MORE Act which, if enacted, would take marijuana off the list of Schedule I drugs – those drugs whose possession and distribution is a federal felony, as is the use of the radio waves to promote their use.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 9, 2023

California’s Supreme Court has a well-earned reputation for consensus. Mumin (2023) 15 Cal.5th Justice Kruger signed the court’s opinion, but in a concurrence she called for a change in how the court analyzes equal protection claims. Then there’s the court’s 7-0-2 decision in People v.

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Following a 155-page partially published opinion by the Fourth District, Division Two, the Supreme Court made Woodworth v. In Woodworth , Division Two agreed with the Fourth District, Division Three, opinion in Estrada , holding that “trial courts may not strike or dismiss a PAGA claim for lack of manageability.”

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Here are some of the highlights from yesterday’s Supreme Court conference : Dog attack. The court granted review, for a second time, in Long v. The Supreme Court granted review of that decision and transferred the case back to the appellate court with directions to “reconsider the cause in light of Kuciemba v.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 11, 2024

Here are some of the notable actions at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one: Three-justice separate statement in denial of habeas petition filed by youth offender serving an LWOP sentence because she tried to protect her boyfriend Supreme Court won’t hear Ninth-Circuit-referred sexual assault case against Uber Solar energy rates.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear an appeal from Derek Lee, a man convicted of second-degree murder who is challenging the state’s law requiring mandatory life prison sentences for those found guilty of the offense who did not intend to kill.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Passed in June 2023, Texas Senate Bill 14 restricts a physician from performing gender transitioning treatments under threat of civil penalties or loss of medical license. Bans or restrictions on gender-affirming or transitioning care are now effective in half of the US , with six states making the furnishing of said care a felony crime.

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ALPS

AUGUST 4, 2022

Her practice focused on firearm and felony narcotics prosecution in state and federal court. Nash will serve as the incoming Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2022-2023). Professor Nash joined the University for the spring 2022 semester. Additionally, she has.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Michigan courts define gross negligence as “ more than carelessness. In March 2023, McDonald testified before the state senate, calling gun violence a “public health crisis.” ” Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, in December 2023 to life without the possibility of parole.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The bill creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. Governor Abbott won a case earlier this year over a 1,000-foot-long floating barrier in the Rio Grande installed to prevent border crossings when a federal appeals court stayed a lower court’s removal order.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Former police officer Adam Coy was convicted of murder on Monday for the death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. After deliberation, Coy was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide. Coy will receive his sentence on November 25, 2024.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2024

The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors — a contentious issue in a nation deeply divided over transgender rights and the role of medical intervention in youth gender identity. In November, the plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

” The conflict follows a Supreme Court ruling on January 22, wherein the court sided with the Biden administration in a dispute over a barrier along the southern border. The court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed federal officials to modify or remove parts of a razor-wire barrier erected by Texas along the border.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Prior offenders qualify if they’ve completed all terms of their court sentence, including any prison or probation time, and are kept clear of the justice system. The law takes effect in July 2023 and won’t apply if the person was convicted of a serious or violent felony, such as murder, kidnap or rape.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2024

Michigan courts define gross negligence as “ more than carelessness. Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, in December 2023 to life without the possibility of parole. Involuntary murder is generally defined as causing the death of another human being through gross negligence.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Supreme Court hasn’t been holding many oral arguments this term: only 23 cases have been heard or scheduled through the court’s recently announced March calendar , which will be its seventh of 2024–2025. The court sent its oral argument letter in September. The last update was in June 2024.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 10, 2024

Six months ago, we identified the ten oldest cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, other than death penalty appeals. To identify the top 10 lingerers, we looked for the matters with the lowest case numbers on the court’s pending issues summaries. The court hasn’t even sent an oral argument letter yet.

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At the Lectern

JULY 18, 2024

At its weekly conference yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled on only 76 matters, 59 if you don’t count disposals of previous grant-and-hold cases. But there were notable actions, including: Felony murder resentencing. Taking yet another Senate Bill 1437 case, the court agreed to decide People v. Curiel (2023) 15 Cal.5th

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Supreme Court granted review in three criminal cases at its conference yesterday. The court granted review in People v. The court hasn’t limited the issues, but we haven’t seen the petition for review, which might have raised only one issue. The court also agreed to hear People v. Wiley (see here ).

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Two straight grants , three review denials with a dissent or two, and more at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference. The court agreed to hear People v. ” The Vargas court held “two prior convictions arising out of a single act against a single victim [cannot] constitute two strikes under the Three Strikes law.”

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The Crime Report

JULY 21, 2023

The Texas “ law of parties ” allow prosecutors to seek and secure the execution of individuals involved in what is more generally known as “felony murder” crimes—offenses that involve more than one person, all of whom can be prosecuted as equal participants even though one or more of the participants may have had no direct involvement in the murder.

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