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Justices file annual financial disclosures – Thomas and Alito delay

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Justice Elena Kagan was one of the most frequent travelers on the court, speaking in New York City, Chicago, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Toronto, and Philadelphia. The justices do not, however, report the value of the transportation, lodging, or meals for which they received reimbursements in connection with these engagements.

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Limiting a defendant’s ability to confer with counsel during a murder trial

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On the one hand, it has been a long, long time since the Supreme Court last weighed in on this issue: Most readers would consider me an old man , I have been practicing for over 30 years, and I didnt even begin law school until the year after Perry was decided. Relisted after the Dec. 21 and Mar. 28 conferences.)

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Fourth Circuit Rules Against North Carolina State Professor Who Spoke Out Against Diversity Policies

JonathanTurley

We previously discussed how academics like University of Rhode Island Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis denounce statistics and science as “ inherently racist.” Porter is a tenured statistics professor in the college of education. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4%

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 9 – Chief Justice Paul Reiber

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” And, I was on a panel, I think with Shaheed maybe down in Miami at the University of Miami Law School. Again, for all our audience, this is about a 100-page report and it’s chock full of… In each of the committee areas, the judges committee, the bar association, the regulators, the law school, legal employers.

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“Take Them to the Slaughterhouse”: Trustee Calls for “Culling” Faculty Members

JonathanTurley

I also defended the free speech rights of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis was later made Director of Graduate Studies of History at Rhode Island ).

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Can You Guess? Professor Asks Students What Group is Known for “Violence, Deceit, Irresponsibility, and a Lack of Remorse”

JonathanTurley

I also defended the free speech rights of University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis, who defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Loomis was later made Director of Graduate Studies of History at Rhode Island ).

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The Machete Standard: The Firing of an Activist Professor Leaves More Questions Than Answers

JonathanTurley

University of Rhode Island professor Erik Loomis defended the murder of a conservative protester and said he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and a professor at George Washington University Law School. She might want to practice survival skills without the machete.