JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If it had chosen to hear the case, the court could have decided whether it is inherent within the Constitution that criminal defendants are entitled to a trial by a jury of 12 or more members of the community. This deviation from the standard 12-person jury was permitted by the 1970 US Supreme Court ruling in Williams v.

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

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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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Arizona he asks the Supreme Court to overrule a 1970 precedent holding that states can use juries as small as six jurors to try defendants for felonies. Currently, six states provide for criminal juries of six or eight jurors: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Utah. 28 conference). Khorrami v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

McCall , a tire manufacturer resists Georgia courts’ exercise of jurisdiction on the basis of the state’s registration statute for foreign corporations. Cooper’s activities in Georgia had no connection to McCall’s claims against Cooper, meaning that Georgia courts lacked “specific jurisdiction” over Cooper.

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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.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

Susan Keenan Nayda, Vice President of Operations at Liberty Behavioral Health Corporation, testified during a deposition her thoughts on the Florida Civil Commitment Center in Arcadia, Fla.: Between 1999 and 2015, Texas Health and Safety Code §made minor program rules violations a felony offense. Is it a prison?

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Court Rules Court Depositions Felony 137

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. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to list the Florida Keys mole skink under the ESA was unlawful.

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