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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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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. During 72 minutes of oral arguments, almost all of the justices peppered Vivek Suri, the assistant to the U.S.

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

The Crime Report

The “reasonable time” permitted under many state statutes can quickly stretch into months, as in the case of Jessica Jauch, a resident of Choctaw County in Mississippi. A Mississippi grand jury indicted Jauch on felony drug charges, issuing a warrant for her arrest that ultimately ended in her incarceration.

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Arizona Adopts Lethal Nazi Gas for Executions

The Crime Report

The department pointed to the Arizona statute allowing a defendant sentenced to death to choose between lethal injection or lethal gas at least 20 days before the execution date. Lethal gas is permitted for executions in six other states: Alabama, California, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

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

The Crime Report

Department of Justice (DOJ) are jointly responsible for enforcement of criminal civil-rights statutes, according to the BJS report. The states with the largest number of federal hate crime investigations recorded over the period were: Michigan, Ohio, Mississippi, Texas and California.

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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.

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

SCOTUSBlog

McDonough involves the entitlement of veterans to educational benefits under two statutes: the Montgomery G.I. Each statute caps the education benefits that a veteran may earn under that statute at 36 months (the equivalent of a four-year college degree: nine months per academic year for four years). Rudisill v.

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