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Over the Border: Gun and Torts Liability to Collide in Mexican Case Before the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

However, as a torts professor, there is a question of whether the tort element of proximate cause could be materially changed in the case. Torts professors are already lining up to argue that there is a proximate cause under existing doctrines to hold the firearms industry. The Court has accepted the review on two questions: 1.

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New England Law Boston Seeks an Evidence Professor

EvidenceProf Blog

New England Law | Boston invites applications from candidates for assistant professor positions to begin in the fall 2025 semester.We seek to hire individuals who are interested in teaching foundational courses, particularly Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts, and.

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Ohio governor signs bill expanding ‘stand your ground’ rights

JURIST

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a “stand your ground” bill into law Monday, eliminating an individual’s duty to retreat from any place where she is permitted to be before using force to protect herself. The new law will no longer require an individual to retreat from any place where she is lawfully permitted to be.

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UK Supreme Court rules person under criminal investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy

JURIST

Claiming a tort of misuse of private information, ZXC sought damages and injunctive relief against Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s move defied national guidelines given the letter’s confidentiality indicators.

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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

JonathanTurley

The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. .” What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.

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Does the Justice System’s ‘Black Box Secrecy’ Violate the Constitution?

The Crime Report

justice system’s increasing lack of transparency raises serious constitutional concerns , according to a forthcoming American Criminal Law Review paper. . Ryan is an Associate Dean for Research, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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The Case for Punishing ‘Police Bystanders’

The Crime Report

Describing three Minneapolis officers who watched their colleague Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd as a deadly case of “police bystanderism,” University of Houston Law Prof. Kaufman writes that Congress and state legislatures should enact criminal laws mandating a “duty to intervene” in their colleagues’ misuse of force.