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US federal court dismisses lawsuit against counting of mail-in ballots after election day

JURIST

A US federal court dismissed a Republican National Committee (RNC) challenge on Sunday to a Mississippi law that allows validly cast mail-in votes to be counted for up to five business days after election day. ” The Mississippi law requires that mail-in ballots be sealed and postmarked on or before election day.

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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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Federal judge rules in favor of creating Mississippi state-run court in capital city

JURIST

A federal judge ruled Sunday that Mississippi officials can create the planned state-run court in Jackson, the state capital, where the majority of residents are Black, despite objections from the NAACP. ” The original lawsuit accuses Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other state officials of unfairly singling out Jackson.

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds felony disenfranchisement law

JURIST

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The law at issue, Minn. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

SCOTUSBlog

Reynolds Vapor Company and a group of retailers based in Texas and Mississippi, primarily fielded questions from just two justices, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson a promising sign for his clients. In 2016, the FDA issued a rule indicating that the law applies to e-cigarettes and e-liquids.

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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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