California Court Rules Felony Statute 
At the Lectern
MARCH 16, 2023
2) May a superior court ever set pretrial bail above an arrestee’s ability to pay? The cases concern resentencing a defendant whose felony-murder conviction is tossed under subsequent legislation narrowing the felony-murder rule. ” The Supreme Court denied the defendant’s petition for review in Howard.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 24, 2021
Eight years later, an immigration judge found that his California conviction for driving under the influence was an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws. But six years after his deportation, the Supreme Court ruled in Leocal v. The direct implications of the court’s ruling are likely quite narrow.
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JURIST
JUNE 24, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The US District Court Southern District of Texas ruled in favor of the states, enjoining Homeland Security from enforcing the memorandum.
At the Lectern
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The legislative change came after the superior court sentenced the defendant. ” The dissent criticized the majority for improperly “substituting its judgment for that of the trial court.” The dissent claimed “section 1109 is not an ameliorative statute. Superior Court (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 30, 2022
Ross , involving a dormant commerce clause challenge to a California law prohibiting the sale of pork unless the pigs from which it was made (virtually all of which come from outside the state) were raised consistent with the state’s restrictive standards. On remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The Supreme Court has held that the federal government assumes a trust obligation to assert reserved water rights for Native tribes only when it “ expressly accepts those responsibilities by statute ,” by regulation, or by treaty with a tribe. Issues : (1) Whether the doctrine of Chevron U.S.A., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 28, 2021
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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