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Divided Court Rules CA Donor Disclosure Rules Violate First Amendment

Constitutional Law Reporter

The Court went on to hold that California’s blanket demand that all charities disclose Schedule Bs to the Attorney General is facially unconstitutional. According to the majority, the Attorney General’s disclosure requirement is plainly over-broad under that standard. United States v. Stevens , 559 U.S. 460 (2010).

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“Star Chamber Comeback”: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Loses Flint Water Cases in Spectacular Fashion

JonathanTurley

Attorney General Dana Nessel has lost the Flint case in spectacular fashion this week. In an unanimous 6-0 ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court held that her office committed a fatal and inexplicable error in prosecuting nine officials for the Flint water crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder. juror) to charge them.”

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New York Court Orders Mother To Remove Confederate Flag Decoration or Risk Losing Custody of Her Daughter

JonathanTurley

The family court decision was reviewed by Judges Stan Pritzker, John Egan Jr., They admit that the rock was “not addressed by family court or the attorney for the child, the mother’s testimony at the hearing, as well as an exhibit admitted into evidence.” Sharon Aarons, Molly Reynolds Fitzgerald and John Colangelo.

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

.” However, the appellate panel corrected noted that such laws are narrowly construed in light of controlling precedent. This includes Virginia state court rulings that the statute must be confined to speech that has “a direct tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom, individually, [the language is] addressed.”

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Kansas judge blocks state abortion laws including restrictions on medication

JURIST

In a 92-page court ruling, Judge K. Providers requested a temporary injunction, arguing that the abortion restrictions violated state constitutional law and free speech. Defendants in this case say that the restriction constitutes a safeguard to inform women of the risks of abortion.

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Capital defendant whose lawyer conceded guilt despite his objection seeks relief from Supreme Court

SCOTUSBlog

In overturning the death sentence, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment guarantees a defendant the right to choose the objective of his defense and to insist that his counsel refrain from admitting guilt. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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Could The Arrest of FBI Agent Undermine The Whitmer Kidnapping Case?

JonathanTurley

As a criminal defense attorney, I have long been a critic of the degree to which the FBI often pushes defendants to take actions to trigger criminal charges. 540 (1992), the Court ruled that a Nebraska man convicting of receiving child pornography through the mail was entrapped. The answer is yes. In Jacobson v.