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Supreme Court denies Johnson and Johnson appeal over talcum powder lawsuits

JURIST

In 2014, Mississippi sued Johnson & Johnson, arguing that the company’s failure to warn users of the talcum powder in its products violated state law. Because the FDA did not require a warning label, Johnson & Johnson argues that Mississippi is barred from suing the company.

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A ‘Fair and Speedy Trial’ is a Pipe Dream for Many Poor Americans: Study

The Crime Report

While most Americans believe arrested people go to court soon after their arrest, Constitutional guarantees of a “fair and speedy trial” are infrequently honored in our under-resourced criminal justice system, according to a study produced by the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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Federal Hate Crime Investigations Dropped 8% Between 2005-2019: BJS

The Crime Report

attorneys investigated 1,864 suspects in matters involving violations of federal hate crime laws during that period, said a BJS report released Thursday. Department of Justice (DOJ) are jointly responsible for enforcement of criminal civil-rights statutes, according to the BJS report.

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In New York State Rifle, the court should look to text, history, and tradition

SCOTUSBlog

However, “laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings” are presumptively valid, implying that arms may be carried in non-sensitive places. Sir John Knight (1686) read the statute to prohibit “going or riding armed in affray of peace,” i.e., in a manner “to terrify the King’s subjects.”

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The constitutionality of wealth taxes; plus, educational benefits for veterans

SCOTUSBlog

In 2018, the Moores learned that under the 2017 law, they had to pay a one-time tax for their share of the company’s lifetime earnings in the amount of $14,729. McDonough involves the entitlement of veterans to educational benefits under two statutes: the Montgomery G.I. Rudisill v. Bill and the Post-9/11 G.I. The Montgomery G.I.

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Two cases alleging disability-based discrimination

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the viability of certain types of disability-based claims under three federal statutes. Mississippi. One petition involves the Americans with Disabilities Act. 4617(b)(12). Warsaw Orthopedic Inc.

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Manufacturers in Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

Carole Johnson (consolidated cases), the Court found that the conditions set by Novartis and United Therapeutics on covered entities did not violate the 340B statute, although more restrictive conditions could violate the law. This decision may encourage more state-level efforts to adopt similar laws.