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Ninth Circuit Rules Against Las Vegas Officer in Anti-Police Protest Case

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting free speech case out of Nevada this week where Ninth Circuit Judge J. The case came before the court after the district court granted summary judgment, on qualified immunity grounds, in favor of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Detective Christopher Tucker. Notably, in Ballentine v.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The cases from injuries last year are just now being filed under the statute of limitations, but it has been another bumper crop of Thanksgiving torts. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

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Protection, Punishment, and the Victims Rights Movement

The Crime Report

Meanwhile, states like New York , Illinois , Nevada , and California have extended their statute of limitations on a wide range of sex crimes that expand the window for survivors to take legal action against their attackers and receive justice. TCR: How did the Supreme Court spark the evolution of the Victims’ Rights Movement?

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