JURIST
JUNE 15, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the US Constitution’s Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar the prosecution from retrying a criminal defendant if it is determined that the original trial venue was improper. But the court held that “the mere burden of a second trial has never justified an exemption from the retrial rule.”
Broadcast Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Courts in other states had rejected that argument (see our articles on decisions in New York , Florida and Georgia ), but the question of the status of the law remained unresolved in California. The decision was one of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals , specifically related to XM Sirius royalties.
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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 9, 2022
Prior Supreme Court decisions have made clear that the state is entitled only to the portion of the settlement attributable to medical expenses. The question now is how much of the total settlement Florida can recover. This case will determine how those provisions apply specifically to future medical expenses.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Parents Advocating for Safe Schools (PASS), an association of Minnesota parents, filed suit against the state of Minnesota and Governor Timothy Walz, asking the court to order Walz to impose a statewide mask requirement for all public schools. Pass also asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order compelling Walz to require masks.
Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 16, 2021
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.
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2023
In 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down a Florida law preventing medical professionals from asking patients about firearm ownership. The court stated , “the First Amendment ensures that doctors cannot be threatened with state punishment for speech even if it goes beyond diagnosis and treatment.”
SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 1, 2023
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. In 2018, then 67-year-old Lynn Hamlet was incarcerated in the Martin Correctional Institution, a state prison in southern Florida. A federal district court in Florida ruled for Hoxie. Coinbase, Inc.
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