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JURIST
MAY 17, 2022
Four criminal defendants in Oregon Monday filed a lawsuit against the state for violating their rights to counsel and a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. And while there may be many explanations for the current crisis in Oregon, placing defendants on a “waiting list” for counsel is not the solution.
Constitutional Law Reporter
AUGUST 6, 2024
In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. Constitution. Facts of the Case Grants Pass, an Oregon city of approximately 38,000 people, has 600 residents who experience homelessness on a given day. In a prior decision, Martin v.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 25, 2024
Supreme Court held that Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit against the FBI is not moot. Accordingly, his suit alleging that the government placed him on the No Fly List unlawfully may proceed in the lower courts. The district court agreed with the government, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. At a visit to the U.S.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The crossed-out language is what will be removed from the constitution if Proposal 2 is adopted. According to the author of Proposal 2, Vermont constitutional law professor Peter Teachout, the amendment makes no change to substantive rights. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 25, 2024
Supreme Court returned from recess on January 4, 2024. The Court’s January session will feature some of the Term’s biggest cases, with several testing the limit of the federal government’s regulatory power. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Federal Bureau of Investigation v. In Siegel v. I, § 8, Cl.
Constitutional Law Reporter
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Counterman v. 723 (2015), but ultimately decided the case before reaching the constitutional issue. The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. The court acknowledged that “[s]ocial media magnify the potential for a speaker’s innocent words to be misunderstood.”
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 3, 2021
In Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990) , the Supreme Court rejected the claim of exemption of tribes from the federal criminal prohibition on the sue of peyote from the general application of its criminal laws. Conversely, in Morton v. There is also Talton v.
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