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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

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It is a curious call for a governor to make after he ran ads in Florida calling on people to “join us in California.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Gavin Newsom (D., for kidnapping charges against Gov.

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US Supreme Court rules states lack constitutional standing in key immigration case

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Texas that Texas and Louisiana do not have constitutional standing to sue the federal government over a 2021 Homeland Security Memorandum that focuses immigration enforcement actions on non-citizens who are suspected of terrorism, committed serious crimes or are caught at the border entering illegally.

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Illegal firearm possession and courtroom closures

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Gun possession and immigration status. Florida , Patrick Huff claims that a circuit split has emerged as to whether a court must apply Waller when a state has a statute governing courtroom closures. 18 U.S.C. § In his petition in Huff v. Williams v. United States. 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).

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Ghost guns, six-person juries, and discretionary visa decisions

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That brings us to our next issue, raised by a large group of Florida criminal cases that the court has had kicking around since November. Certain statutes permit the payment of “a reasonable attorney’s fee” to “the prevailing party” in litigation: 42 U.S.C. Next up is Lackey v. Amina Bouarfa, a U.S. citizen children.

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Florida man subject to lifetime sex-offender registration requirements argues that he is “in custody” for purposes of federal post-conviction laws

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Louis Clements is a Florida resident and registered sex offender. The failure to comply with these requirements is a felony under Florida law. Florida , Clements asks the justices to grant review and reverse the 11th Circuit’s ruling. Florida 23-107 Issue : Whether a person is “in custody” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C.

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US Supreme Court releases orders after September ‘long conference’

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , which deals with when the legally mandated six-year statute of limitations on challenging a federal agency action begins to run. Finally, the court has decided to take up the controversial Texas and Florida Netchoice cases: Moody v. Another notable case is Corner Post, Inc.

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The Most Listened-To Legal Talk Network Podcasts of 2017

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Tom Bruce, co-founder of the Legal Information Institute (LII), talks about what the LII is and how it has adapted to changing technology, including using natural language processing techniques to identify defining terms in regulations and statutes and linking together related subjects. The Florida Bar Podcast: . Lawyer 2 Lawyer: .

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