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US Justice Department to give $144.5M to victims of 2017 Texas mass shooting in settlement

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The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions. The post US Justice Department to give $144.5M

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Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage

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Watts had initially been charged with felony abuse of a corpse in October after Warren County police found the remains of her pregnancy in her toilet and trash. Wade decision that recognized an individual’s right to an abortion, states across the country have been initiating new laws to regulate access to reproductive health care.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

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Attorney Matthew M. David Moerschel, 43, of Tampa, Florida, and Brian Ulrich, 43, of Guyton, Georgia, are similarly charged with federal offenses that include conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, and entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds.

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Opponents of Bail Reform Rely on ‘Fear Tactics,’ Conference Told  

The Crime Report

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. percent of violent felony arrests were of suspects with open cases in 2019. Critic: Bail Reform Made Things Worse. percent of total arrests and 20.2

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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

Talking to people who are not attorneys will help ensure that your strategy is translating well, and they can help you think of options outside of the law that you may have overlooked. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? You are a successful attorney.

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US Supreme Court to rule on legality of gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth

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Skrmetti , centers on a Tennessee law enacted in March 2023 that bans healthcare providers from performing medical procedures on minors or administering treatments intended to help minors identify with a gender different from their sex as assigned at birth. The law also curtailed then-ongoing gender-affirming care for minor patients.

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Has the Pandemic Killed Jury Trials?

The Crime Report

The pandemic has exacerbated the decline, making the prospect of fair and impartial justice by a “jury of your peers,” increasingly elusive, according to a forthcoming paper in the Marquette Law Review. In Texas, as of May 2021, there are approximately 50,000 additional felony cases pending than there were at the start of the pandemic.