The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

“You cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create,” said Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger in his closing argument. “If jurisprudence, according to a forthcoming Legal Studies Research Paper published under the auspices of George Washington University Law School. The jury didn’t agree.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Washington. Issue : Whether the Federal Arbitration Act requires the enforcement of a bilateral arbitration agreement providing that a worker cannot raise representative claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, thereby preempting the contrary holding in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC. Apple Inc.

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Day on Torts

JULY 26, 2022

In the context of countering plaintiffs’ assertion that the death was a homicide, defendant shared autopsy photographs of the son as well as some of his text messages, both of which were public records released by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As the Washington Post reported last week, “Container ships are clogging ports, awaiting cargo or unable to get past the gridlock to unload their goods,” which range from toys and apparel and sneakers and electronics. ” The recently-initiated case against Yeezy only seems to bolster this prediction.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Washington. Gina Mignola, assistant district attorney for the Bronx argued that Hemphill questioned only the applicability of door opening and thus by statute New York courts could not have reviewed whether door opening on its face violated the Sixth Amendment.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ferguson involves a First Amendment challenge to Washington state’s law prohibiting “conversion therapy,” the practice of seeking to change a gay or transgender person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. relisted after the Sept.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2016

At roughly the same time, but in a different Court of Appeals, the Washington DC NFL franchise has been fighting a claim that the mark REDSKINS is disparaging to a substantial portion of Native-Americans. Nevertheless and although it is nowhere stated in the statute, the PTO has determined that “use in commerce” means “legal use in commerce.”

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JonathanTurley

MAY 19, 2021

One of the greatest threats to free speech is the chilling effect caused by ambiguous or vague standards like the one contained in this statute. Most concerning is the call for European style speech limits in this country. Free speech demands bright lines. It is never popular to fight for the free speech rights of individuals like Bartow.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 11, 2011

This investigation is but the tip of the iceberg on privacy issues facing media companies operating in the digital world - challenges coming from the courts and from legislative and administrative initiatives in Washington.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2015

On Monday, the parties still participating in the proceeding presented to the 3 CRB judges their opening statements where their attorneys summarized what they hope to prove over the next 5 weeks of trial. The statute governing the CRB proceedings requires that the decision be issued by mid-December of this year.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 12, 2021

” The language of the statute in my view is unconstitutional due to its sweeping criminalization of any “curse or abuse” that could “provoke a breach of the peace.” Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416, Winston , 199 S.E.2d 2d 724, 726 (Va. Free speech demands bright lines.

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

The bill proposes that the Board will be comprised of three “Officers” (essentially Judges), and two other attorneys, all experienced in copyright claims, and many required to have experience in mediation of such claims.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2010

Because the station cannot censor the candidate ad (except in the exceptionally rare situation where the airing of the ad might violate a Federal felony statute), the broadcaster has no liability for the contents of the ad. In fact, the Communications Act forbids a station from censoring a candidate ad. How much investigation is necessary?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

The court said the statutory language authorized courts to grant stays and that EPA’s reading of the statute “would have the perverse result of empowering this court to act when the agency denies a stay but not when it chooses to grant one.” State of Washington Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office , No. A-3393-15T4 et al.

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American Legal Net

JULY 8, 2021

Attorney Matters. Hyperlinks in Briefs Commencing with all appeals perfected for the September 2021 Term, the Court will accept, on a voluntary basis, briefs with hyperlinks to cited primary authorities (constitutions, case law, statutes, rules and regulations) available on Westlaw, Lexis, or state or federal government websites.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If local and federal prosecutors don’t apply the law’s statutes precisely — within the spirit of the law — I believe that’s exactly what we will see. Let’s look at the federal “felon in possession” statute. Louis , Washington DC , Baltimore , and other cities. My concern isn’t outlandish. This was first passed in 1968.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

District Attorney Stephen Billy told the local Atmore Advance “it’s not allowed.” “You The district attorney should blame himself for failing to maintain the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, not jail journalists for doing their jobs.” ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law. Theodore J.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. The federal district court for the Eastern District of Washington upheld the U.S. The federal district court for the Western District of Washington vacated U.S. Washington Appellate Court Upheld Convictions of Activist Who Presented Necessity Defense.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 2, 2021

This time the question comes to the court in the case of Barronelle Stutzman , a Washington florist and devout Christian who believes in the traditional notion of marriage. After the Washington attorney general learned about Stutzman’s refusal, he sued her for violating the state’s antidiscrimination laws, as did Ingersoll and his husband.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

Washington , 19-333 , involves whether a state can compel a floral designer to arrange flowers to celebrate same-sex weddings. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the respondents in this case.]. Washington , 19-333. Arlene’s Flowers Inc. Dignity Health, Inc. Cummings v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 6, 2024

Facebook now petitions for review , supported by “friend of the court” briefs from law professors and former Securities and Exchange Commission officials , by the Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups , and by the Washington Legal Foundation. Kentucky ex rel.

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Customs & International Trade Law

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $227,000 from travelers departing Washington Dulles International Airport to Africa during the months of September and October for violating U.S. If you have questions about these updates, contact our Diaz Trade Law attorneys at info@diaztradelaw.com or call us at 305-456-3830.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2022

In January 2019, the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by a football coach at a public high school in Washington state who claimed that he lost his job because he prayed on the field after games. Haaland , 21-378 , and Brackeen v. Haaland , 21-380. Holcombe v. Florida , 21-53.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 12, 2024

Even before the deal was cut, Weiss allowed major crimes to expire under the statute of limitations (despite having an agreement to extend that period). Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. I expect that he will plead guilty in that case.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 16, 2022

Matthew Woods (a former intern) expressed interest in an open position for a staff attorney with the clinic and disclosed to the director of the clinic that he was currently in a same-sex relationship; he also indicated he was not attending church and provided no reference from a pastor.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 25, 2021

The RAND study appears to have been a direct response to an investigative report published jointly in December 2011 by ProPublica and the Washington Post. Need for relief” is described in the standards in terms of mandatory restrictions like those in statutes applicable to bonding and licensing. Attorney supported pardon in only 9.5

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Cohen – who first met the Lovings when he was just 29 – filed a lawsuit on their behalf, challenging the Virginia law and similar state statutes as violating the 14th Amendment. Virginia , the court did find the statute unconstitutional. He also taught criminal law and trial practice at the George Washington University School of Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 12, 2022

Larry Hogan, both Republicans, are demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland enforce a federal law that forbids demonstrations intended to sway judges on pending cases, reports the Washington Post. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Maryland Gov. Protesting the potential overturning of Roe v.

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Foley Hoag LLP

APRIL 5, 2023

While the Act is heavily focused on the Uyghur peoples in the Xinjiang region, it is important to bear in mind that the statute is ultimately aimed at forced labor inputs from all religious and ethnic minority groups throughout China. market deemed to have been made with forced labor regardless of where such abuses originated.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.)

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Its legal proceedings take place out of public view, under seal, with a low standard of evidence and often a court-appointed attorney for the fetus — but none for the person gestating it. With abortion now largely inaccessible in Wisconsin, Act 292 could become more widely applied, worries Loertscher’s attorney Freya Bowen.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2021

So many people said, ‘Man, if I was in a revolution, I would be in Washington.’ Bannon refused, through communications made by his attorney, to produce the requested documents. The contempt of Congress statute, 2 U.S.C. § Well, this is your time in history.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

As a result, the district court approved a cy pres agreement to distribute $12 million to the enrolled class members, $10 million to the plaintiffs’ attorneys, and $16 million to three consumer-protection nonprofits. Sixteen state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting the petition. Class member Anna St. 31 and Apr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. Washington High Court Declined to Review Decision Giving Pipeline Protester Right to Present Necessity Defense.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2024

Bannon’s attorney asserted that the information that the committee sought was protected by executive privilege – that is, the president’s power to keep information about the workings of the executive branch confidential – and that he could not override that privilege. Three weeks later, a grand jury in Washington, D.C.,

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released a part of an internal memo that was used in 2019 by former Attorney General William Barr in his decision not to prosecute former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice. The DOJ made a portion of the memo public.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 22, 2025

The pardoning of James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens and Francis Biden brought an inescapable clarity to the corruption of what is known in Washington as Biden Inc. Influence-peddling has always been the favorite form of corruption in Washington, but this city has never seen the likes of the Biden family.

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