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Victim’s Family in the University of Idaho Murders Appeals Gag Order

JonathanTurley

The family of University of Idaho stabbing victim Kaylee Goncalves is appealing a gag order imposed upon them and others in the case against suspected killer, Bryan Kohberger. 3 to restrict comments from prosecutors, the defense, law enforcement and other officials. That appeal is supported by media organizations. However, on Jan.

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‘Dead Crimes’ are Alive — and Dangerous

The Crime Report

Criminal codes around the U.S. But their continued presence undermines the rule of law, warns a forthcoming Georgetown Law Journal article. Their ambiguous status “undermines” the rule of law in the criminal justice system. Johnson proposes three ways to implement the desuetude principle into law.

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New York Jury Finds Time Square Killer “Not Responsible” for Killing or Injuring 23 People

JonathanTurley

Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. The most serious charge of second-degree murder required the prosecution to show that Rojas “evinced a depraved indifference to human life.” Roughly a quarter are successful.

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Former BSU Professor Arrested For Defacing Lincoln Statue With Feces And Paint

JonathanTurley

The latest example is in Boise, Idaho where former Boise State University adjunct professor Terry Wilson, 37, has been arrested for defacing a Lincoln statue. We have been discussing campaigns against Lincoln statues as well as the destruction of such statues. He has previously served as a spokesperson for Black Lives Matter in Boise.

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Supreme Court allows emergency abortions, for now, in Idaho

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for emergency abortions to go forward, at least for now, in Idaho. United States and Idaho v. That 1986 law requires emergency rooms in hospitals that receive Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” to patients who arrive with an “emergency medical condition.”

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Supreme Court divided over federal-state conflict on emergency abortion ban

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether a federal law requiring hospitals that participate in Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” in an emergency overrides an Idaho law that bars most abortions. Shortly after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v.

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Court releases April argument calendar

SCOTUSBlog

District Judge Carl Nichols dismissed the obstruction charge against Joseph Fischer, reasoning that the law, which was enacted in the wake of the Enron collapse, was only intended to apply to evidence tampering that obstructs an official proceeding. United States and Idaho v. Capitol on Jan. Here is the full schedule Snyder v.