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NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida over state efforts to limit Black history classes and ban diversity programs in schools

JURIST

The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory Sunday for the state of Florida over a series of laws recently signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that the organization says “[attempt] to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.”

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Illegal firearm possession and courtroom closures

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United States , the Supreme Court ruled that under Section 922(g)(5)(A), the prosecution must prove not only that a defendant knew he had a gun, but also that the defendant knew of his legal status as a prohibited person. Issue : Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. §

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Business owners seek to reclaim cash seized in drug bust

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This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether that 30-day deadline bars owners from reclaiming property if they file with a missing signature. Luis Sanchez is a part-owner of a small business in Florida selling electronics to Latin American customers. In Sanchez v.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ,

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Gun Violence: When ‘Self-Defense’ Becomes Murder

The Crime Report

Howrey Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, state statutes vary widely on defining what constitutes aggression. Concealed carry is allowed in all 50 states, and a Supreme Court ruling is expected shortly in a New York case about whether individuals have a Second Amendment right to carry guns openly in self-defense.

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Using Photos on Your Website – Court Decision Highlights Problems with a Creative Commons License and Other Copyright Issues

Broadcast Law Blog

One example is a recent US District Court ruling on a motion for summary judgment of a copyright lawsuit brought by a photographer when his photos of Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana appeared on a news website to illustrate articles on the musicians. However, relying on the creative commons license can be perilous.

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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McDonough , a case that the court already rescheduled seven times last term, and which involves the construction of a statute providing disability pay for members of the military. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by a divided vote , deferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs construction of the statute under Chevron U.S.A.,