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Supreme Court to decide police immunity issue highlighted by law review article authored by now Court of Appeal justice

At the Lectern

” The article’s author is Frank Menetrez , who now is a justice on the court that decided Leon , although he did not sit on the case. ” The court depublished the opinion of the Second District, Division Eight, in People v. Menetrez, a former Horvitz & Levy attorney, wrote the article before becoming a judge.

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Supreme Court will decide appeal timeliness issue

At the Lectern

” In dismissing the fair housing claims, the superior court had relied on the opinion in AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. ” In dismissing the fair housing claims, the superior court had relied on the opinion in AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Relying on a 2015 U.S.

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First Amendment questions and California arbitration battles

SCOTUSBlog

Next, we explore the bounds of the Federal Arbitration Act, with a pair of petitions arguing that California’s efforts to restrict arbitration agreements undermine federal law. Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The Fourth Circuit also dismissed as moot an environmental group’s appeal of the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene. California Chamber of Commerce v. 16-2432 et al.

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Judicial Clemency Does Not Forgive Sex Offender Registration

The Crime Report

Between 1997 and 2016, Congress enacted eight additional sex offender-related statutes , all of which are designed to either enhance or improve the tracking of sex offenders of every stripe through registration. In 1987, the trial court “set aside” the rape conviction through a “judicial clemency” order.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Minnesota Supreme Court Declined to Review Claims Regarding Environmental Review for Oil Pipeline.

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

The Crime Report

A Supreme Court decision Thursday upending a century-old New York State gun licensing restriction has been called a major blow to state gun control interventions across the country. The Court released its opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v.

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