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Maryland congressional redistricting trial ends; the judge will rule next week
Lawyers for the challengers in Maryland’s new congressional districts asked a judge to declare the new map unconstitutional on the final day of a trial on Friday. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s press partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Free Maryland Matters Email Subscription today. Lawyers for the challengers in Maryland’s …
Decisions of the Court of Appeal – March 15, 2022
Below are the Mississippi Court of Appeals decisions for the week of March 15, 2022: Emfinger, John H., J. X 2021-CA-00122-COA DeSoto County, Mississippi vs. Anthony Vinson and Quma Vinson; DeSoto Circuit Court; LC case no: 17CI1:20-cv-00152-GC; Judgment date: 08/01/2021; Ruling Judge: Gerald Chatham, Sr; Majority Opinion: Emfinger, J. Decision: Affirmed. The caller is charged …
Tsarnaev’s death sentence was reinstated. But it’s still the wrong punishment.
The decision followed ideological lines. The court’s right-wing justices voted for death, while the three liberal justices united in opposition. Some in Boston will applaud the decision. Count me among the dissenters. As far as I’m concerned, killing Tsarnaev solves nothing. Tsarnaev’s death sentence had been overturned by the First Circuit Court of Appeals. These …
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US Supreme Court reinstates Boston Marathon suicide bomber’s death sentence
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his role in the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260 others, ruling in favor of the federal government. In a 6-3 decision, judges sided with the Justice Department’s …
Court asks Miyares’ office to respond to election timetable appeal
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office has until Friday afternoon to respond to a motion to dismiss the state’s challenge to a federal lawsuit seeking to force another round of elections at Virginia House in November. Attorney Paul Goldman, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia, filed a motion Wednesday to …
Judge in black, judge in woman
In a way, we are used to seeing black women judges. Or at least black women to play the judges on TV and in the movies. Think of Judge Hatchett. Or the black woman judges in “Legally Blonde”. Or “Primal Fear”. Or “The Next Big Thing”. There is even a Reddit thread on the number …
Florida appeals court sides with investors in crashed cryptocurrency – CBS Miami
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A federal appeals court on Friday backed investors in a potential class action lawsuit against the promoters of a cryptocurrency that crashed in 2018 after what judges described as a fraudulent scheme. Ponzi. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision of U.S. District Judge for …
Watch now: Former Hickory cop gets 3 years in prison for throwing a woman on the sidewalk in 2013; appeal court quashed first conviction due to judge’s leniency | Crime News
A former Hickory police officer convicted of throwing a woman onto the sidewalk is heading to federal prison after being sentenced for a second time on Thursday. Robert George, 49, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison by Judge Kenneth Bell in federal court in Charlotte. He was found guilty of using unreasonable force …
Sarah Palin has lost the latest legal battle against the New York Times. Will the case go all the way to the Supreme Court?
Sarah Palin is now 0 for 2 in her ongoing legal battle with The New York Times, but so far the former Alaska governor has given no indication she intends to quit. swing for the fences. Shortly after a federal jury in New York on Tuesday rejected Palin’s second attempt to sue the newspaper for …
Black federal judge asks Biden not to choose Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS
A retired federal judge has asked President Joe Biden not to consider Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS. In a letter obtained by NBC News, Judge UW Clemon questioned Jackson’s commitment to workplace justice. Clemon pointed to a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 5,500 Black Lockheed Martin employees. Loading Something is loading. Alabama’s …
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Appeals court overturns Sanofi victory in first Taxotere trial
Sanofi logo at the company’s headquarters during the annual earnings news conference in Paris, France, February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Summary Law firms Related documents Order new trial for woman who blames chemotherapy for permanent hair loss The names of companies and law firms listed above …
The Supreme Court is even more conservative than you think
A counter-intuitive example might help. In the last Parliament, the Supreme Court took over California vs. Texas once again decide the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Most of the ACA’s previous battles were conservative cases under this methodology: the Liberals and their allies asked the court to uphold lower court rulings in favor of …
Biden considers 3 black female justices top picks for Supreme Court nomination
SALISBURY, Md- President Biden pledged not only to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court with the retirement of Justice Steven Bryers, but is considering 3 notable black female justices for the position. The frontrunners are United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Jackson, California Supreme Court Judge Leondra Kruger and South Carolina …
Appeals court ruling opens door to sue electric utilities over rooftop solar charges under antitrust law
Diving Brief: Arizona’s Salt River Project (SRP) could be held liable for antitrust violations, customers say, when it raised electricity rates for customers with rooftop solar panels, according to a decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals published on Monday. According to the decision, because the electric utility sets its own electricity rates, it …
Root For Biden to choose craziest Supreme Court nominee
With Justice Stephen Breyer’s official announcement on Thursday of his impending retirement, conservatives are strategizing on the best approach to prevent the confirmation of militant left-wing justice. Instead, Republicans should pray that President Biden nominates the goofiest, most far-left lawyer possible for a seat on the High Court. Why? Because history has proven that a …
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Texas law banning boycotts of Israel violates company’s free speech, judge says
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed about Texas’ most essential news. Texas cannot ban an engineering company from boycotting Israel under its contract with Houston City Hall, a federal judge has ruled. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen failed to completely block a state law that bars …
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules ballot boxes can be used in February election
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that mail-in ballot boxes will continue to be permitted for the state’s spring primary elections. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that drop boxes should be allowed for the Feb. 15 primary to avoid confusion, as mail-in ballots had already been mailed to voters, some with instructions that …
Alabama appeals judge’s order blocking execution of Matthew Reeves on January 27
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WIAT) – The state of Alabama appealed a federal judge’s order blocking the execution of Matthew Reeves later this month. In a court document filed Monday, state attorneys called U.S. District Court Judge R. Austin Huffaker’s decision “clearly wrong” and said the court “abused its discretion” in deciding that death row inmate Matthew …
The DC circuit refuses the provisional release of Pauline Bauer
Woman identified as Pauline Bauer inside the Capitol rotunda (via FBI). The owner of a Pennsylvania pizzeria who was filmed ordering the police to “bring Nancy Pelosi outside” to the crowd of donald trump Supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 lost her bid to overturn a judge’s ruling that she would be detained …
The date of the trial for tax evasion is suspended for the prosecutor of Orleans Jason Williams, on appeal | Courts
Just as Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and his legal partner Nicole Burdett could face trial on federal tax evasion charges is pending, a federal judge said Thursday. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman says “no trial date is certain” for Williams and Burdett until federal appeals court rules on government challenge to order issued …
In fight for Ray Brandt’s estate, appeals court allows auto mogul’s 2019 will to be challenged | Courts
A state appeals court has breathed new life into a legal challenge to the last will that auto sales mogul Ray Brandt signed weeks before his death in 2019, removing his widow, Jessica Brandt, from scrutiny. an empire of dealers spanning two states. . A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled this week that …
Historic Civil Rights Trail Markers Approved in Enfield | Reporting
The history of the civil rights movement in the town of Enfield is recognized by the State of North Carolina. Historical markers recognizing the Halifax County Voters Movement, a grassroots civil rights organization based in the city, and Johnson v. Branch, a federal appeals court case that protected South African-American teachers involved in civil rights …
The Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the government of the parish of Terrebonne in a coastal trial
An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Terrebonne parish government in its lawsuit against District Attorney Joe Waitz Jr. in a state agency investigation into possible environmental damage caused by oil companies. Governor John Bel Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry and several other parishes are suing energy companies that accuse the drilling of …
MO Supreme Court judge orders partial passage of Wilson’s latest petition
A Mississippi Supreme Court judge recently ordered that a motion in favor of former Greenville Police Chief Delando Wilson and that the opposing party – the city of Greenville – be subject to possible action disciplinary and sanctions. Wilson’s legal advisor, lawyer Renetha Frieson, has filed a motion for disclosure of material misrepresentation in court …
Court refuses to reconsider ruling on “fragile” children | Local news
TALLAHASSEE – Almost a decade after concerns emerged over the placement of “medically fragile” children in nursing homes, a federal appeals court will not reconsider a ruling that allowed the US Department of Justice to take legal action against Florida. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to hear the case as …
Quashing Conviction Of Former MSU Gymnastics Coach A “Slap In The Face” For Larry Nassar Victims, Lawyer Says
The State Court of Appeals on Tuesday, December 21 overturned the previous criminal conviction of former Michigan State University women’s gymnastics coach Kathy Klages, who was convicted of lying to the FBI during his investigation into the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. John Manly, an attorney representing many of Nassar’s more than 300 victims, called …
Career Path Led Carr to Run for Judge | Local news
Eric Carr’s legal life has taken many avenues with his eye always on a position he now seeks – to serve as a judge. Carr, 48, of Elizabethtown, is hoping to replace circuit judge Kelly Mark Easton, who is stepping down from the local bench after more than 20 years. He applied for a position …
Benchmarks: West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals Candidates Come From A Variety of Backgrounds | News, Sports, Jobs
CHARLESTON – The first candidates for nomination for seats on the new West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals include former circuit judges, family court judges, prosecutors, public defenders, lawyers and even a disgraced former social security judge. Gov. Jim Justice’s Vacancies Advisory Board met behind closed doors on Thursday and Friday to consider 29 candidates …
Federal Court of Appeal Supports School District’s Vaccine Mandate
SAN DIEGO – A federal court sided with the San Diego Unified School District on Saturday in the district’s efforts to issue a COVID-19 vaccine warrant for students and staff, according to SDUSD officials. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an emergency attempt to interrupt the mandate, saying the district was acting in …
Justice Smith retires but does not resign | News, Sports, Jobs
3rd Circuit Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith, seen in his Duncansville office, turns 70 on Saturday, forcing him to step down as chief judge. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Former Blair County and U.S. District Judge D. Brooks Smith has stepped down as Chief Justice of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. …
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Court suspends San Diego schools vax warrant while hearing appeal
Summary Law firms Related documents Order suspends warrant while student challenges it on religious grounds Court cites automatic exemption for pregnant students as reason for stay The company and law firm names listed above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this functionality as we continue to test and …
Judge Bannon represented Bush’s Justice Department in the fight for executive privilege
By Tierney Sneed, CNN More than a decade before he was handed the criminal contempt case against Steve bannon, Judge Carl Nichols was a leading Justice Department attorney deeply involved in defending sweeping arguments for protecting a former presidential adviser from congressional testimony. Nichols – who was appointed to the bench in 2019 by former …
Mississippi plans to execute inmate for first time since 2012, officials say
As Mississippi plans on Wednesday for the first time since 2012 to execute an inmate, death penalty opponents criticized “atrocious” conditions in the federally investigated prison where David Neal Cox is expected to die by lethal injection. Cox, 50, was sentenced to death for the fatal 2010 shooting of his ex-wife, Kim Kirk Cox. He …
James Alex Fields Jr.’s Unite the Right Murder and Other Convictions Confirmed by Court of Appeals | State and regional news
James Alex Fields Jr., clad in a protective vest, is led out of the courthouse following his conviction on charges against the state in Charlottesville in July 2019. Fields was sentenced to life in prison over 419 years for her role in the 2017 white supremacist group Unite the Right Rally. 2019, DAILY PROGRESS The …
Senators Support FDA on Electric Shock Device Ban
An FDA rule to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices to combat self-injurious or aggressive behavior has been rejected by a federal appeals court. (FDA / Flickr) A group of senators are urging the Food and Drug Administration to continue the fight after a federal court overturned the agency’s ban on devices used to …
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Court cites Florida districts ‘challenge’ over school masks
TALLAHASSEE – An appeals court reported on Friday it believed school officials in Alachua and Duval counties violated state law by forcing students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered the lower courts to deal with the matter expeditiously. A panel of three judges from the 1st District Court of Appeal did not …
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major cases on abortion, guns. Here is what you need to know
A protester waves an abortion flag in front of the United States Supreme Court as judges hear a major abortion case over the legality of a Louisiana law supported by Republicans that places restrictions on physicians performing the abortion, at Capitol Hill in Washington, United States, March 4, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Abortion and …
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California County Rejects Retiree Health Plan Appeal – 9th Circ
The court revived the requests in 2012, 2018 Orange County, Calif., Has not broken its contract with retired employees by reducing the amount of a monthly grant to cover the cost of their health insurance premiums, a court said on Thursday. American call. In a 2 – 1 reviews, the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals …
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer, seeks to have her record erased
Ka-Santa Sanders, who lives in the King Hill neighborhood of Montgomery, where Ms Colvin grew up, and has led efforts to protect Ms Colvin’s legacy, asked the town earlier this year if anything could be done. made to honor her and the central role she played in the struggle for civil rights. “Immediately we started …
Trump’s judges will kick off for years to come. The judicial system is broken | Shira A Scheindlin
For many Americans, Donald Trump will be remembered as the first American president to have been indicted twice, to have supported, even incited, an insurgency against democracy and to have left thousands of dead because of its failure. lamentable to lead the nation in the fight against the pandemic of covid19. But for many other …
Hurry and wait: Trump’s best legal move to block the release of his January 6 documents
According to court documents, Trump has less than a month to obtain a first court order blocking the release of the records. The National Archives told Trump last week that they intended to turn over the documents on Nov. 12, as President Joe Biden refused to assert executive privilege over them. Trump’s efforts to act …
Justice Macomb overturns Warren’s marijuana deal – Macomb Daily
Medical marijuana licenses approved by Warren City Council last summer were struck down by the Macomb County Circuit Court on Thursday. A council-approved deal that granted 15 intervenors on Aug. 24 following a 2019 trial, which is currently before the Michigan State Court of Appeals, was dismissed by Judge Carl Marlinga. After city council approved …
US judge blocks enforcement of controversial new Texas abortion law
Updated October 6, 2021 at 10:50 p.m. ET A federal judge has blocked enforcement of Texas’ controversial new abortion law, granting an emergency Department of Justice request. The ministry applied for the preliminary injunction just days after having sued Texas for its new abortion law. Known as SB 8, the law prohibits almost all abortions …
Ballotpedia publishes number of federal judicial vacancies for September 2021 – Ballotpedia News
In this month’s federal court recess tally, Ballotpedia tracked Article III court appointments, confirmations and vacancies from September through October 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacation count at the beginning of each month. STRONG POINTS Vacant jobs : There have been four new vacancies since the August 2021 Report. There are 81 vacancies out …
Judge rejects parent group’s request to reject Boston exam admissions policy
A federal judge has refused for the second time to rule against the new policy adopted by the Boston School Committee to increase diversity in the district’s elite exam schools. “[T]he Supreme Court explained that the motive for increasing minority participation and access is… not suspect, â€District Judge William Young wrote. In his 55-page decision, …
55% of police murders incorrectly classified as other causes of death – Reason.com
More than half of police murders are not labeled as such, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The study examines approximately 40 years of deadly police violence in the United States. To reach this conclusion, the researchers compared statistics from the government’s National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) with open source databases from …
UMM appeals federal judge’s decision on vaccine mandate
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) – Almost three weeks after a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order against Western Michigan University for its COVID vaccine requirement, WMU administrators are appealing the ruling. In a case filed Monday, legal counsel representing the directors of the WMU responded to the ruling of United States District Court Judge Paul …
The mandate to vaccinate New York teachers is now in the hands of a three-person appeal committee: what comes next?
STATEN ISLAND, NY – The fate of a federal lawsuit, filed by a group of New York City teachers, seeking to block the COVID-19 vaccine requirement is now in the hands of a panel of three members of the United States Court of Appeals. The latest development comes as the appeals court ruled on Friday …
PennEast drops plan to use prominent estate to seize state-owned land in case that resulted in major Supreme Court ruling – Reason.com
Earlier this week, the PennEast Pipeline Company scrapped plans to use a prominent estate to take state-owned land in New Jersey for the purpose of building a new interstate pipeline: On Monday, September 20, the state of New Jersey wrote to the Third Circuit Court of the United States Court of Appeals stating that it …
Arkansas Court of Appeal
The Arkansas Court of Appeals issued its opinions on Wednesday. The court decision and the names of the cases are reproduced here. Full notices and other legal proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at arcourts.gov. ACTS OF September 22, 2021 CHIEF JUSTICE BRANDON J. HARRISON CR-19-249. James …
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Apple Excludes Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ From App Store Until All Court Appeals End
Sept. 22 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) blacklisted “Fortnite” from the iPhone maker’s popular app store for several years until all legal actions are completed, said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Wednesday. Epic Games’ opening brief in its appeal to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is due December 12, court filing says, …
Biden’s push to arrest fewer immigrants wins in court
By Ellen Gilmer / Bloomberg News (TNS) Pressure from President Joe Biden to relax the Trump administration’s strict policies on locking up unauthorized immigrants gathered momentum with a court ruling on Wednesday. A federal appeals court said the Biden administration’s interim policy on relaxing protocols for the detention and arrest of migrants should not have …
Court of Appeal: Ogden’s Police Dog Jumping into Armed Suspect’s Car Was a Legal Search | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo provided, Wikimedia Commons The Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City is shown in this undated photo. The building houses the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals. OGDEN – The jump of an Ogden police dog through an ajar car window while snorting drugs was part of an unconstitutional search …
Deadline Detroit | Update: Judge Karen Fort Hood’s public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday
Judge Karen Fort Hood â–º Update: Public viewing is Tuesday, August 24, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. McNichols St. Interment in Elwood Cemetery follows private funeral. Detroit Judge Karen Fort Hood, who became the first black woman to chair the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, died Sunday from a …
judges order a new sentence for a man from S. Carolina sentenced to death | South Carolina News
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – A federal appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a South Carolina inmate who spent two decades on death row. Sammie Louis Stokes was sentenced to death in 1999 for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Connie Snipes in Orangeburg County, The State reported. Evidence at trial showed he …
Federal appeals court upholds Texas law banning second trimester method of abortion – JURIST – News
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a panel ruling and upheld Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which seeks to ban a specific type of method of dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion. In a plurality decision, circuit judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Don Willett wrote that the United States Lower District Court …
Biden speeds up judges’ installation
President BidenJoe BidenCuomo’s senior assistant resigns Berlin nightclubs participate in COVID-19 pilot Project Lead pipe replacement funds in bipartisan deal sparks skepticism MORE and Senate Democrats are quickly starting to push nominees to the bench, overtaking elders President TrumpDonald Trump’s ally Trump who backed calls to quash the election is making an offer for Lieutenant …
Appeals court rules New Orleans 911 must provide Inspector General with financial records
An appeals court ruled that New Orleans’ 911 system must turn over the financial records that the city’s inspector general had requested to determine whether the call center and its leaders were using public resources properly. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued a ruling upholding a ruling. Orleans Civil District Judge Nakisha …
South Dakota waives payday loans with governance on Dollar Loan Center
South Dakota waives payday loans with governance on Dollar Loan Center Dollar Loan Center reopened its Sioux Falls and Rapid City stores the other day with loans that opponents say were developed through a ‘legal loophole’ The dollar which is the old loan on the part of West 41st Street and Hawthorne Avenue. (Photo: Jeremy …
Bill to prohibit police from posting photos of non-violent crimes on social media is enacted into law
Governor Gavin Newsom signed on Friday AB 1475 in the law that prohibits police from sharing arresting photographs (photos) of individuals accused of non-violent offenses on social media. The bill was sponsored by Assembly Member Evan Low (D-Sillocan Valley) who took to social media saying “social media should not be used as a weapon against …
Judge denies Virginia Beach’s request to hold special election for council under now illegal voting system
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The city of Virginia Beach will not be able to request a special election to fill the vacant city council seat after a federal judge said it was not “in the public interest in holding a special election using an invalid system. The order issued Monday by Federal Judge Raymond …
‘Why do you keep harassing me?’: An Outagamie County judge controls defendants after sentencing
By Phoebe Petrovic, Mario Koran, Jack Kelly and Madeline Fuerstenberg Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chris Kartsounes had heard enough of Outagamie County Circuit Judge Vincent Biskupic’s demands. In May 2017, at his sixth hearing after having already been sentenced — when a case would normally be over — Kartsounes lost his cool. “I’m tired of …
State Supreme Court: GOP Lawmakers May Hire Private Lawyers Before Restricting | national news
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an order from a lower court that barred Republican lawmakers from hiring private attorneys before the next round of redistribution. The judges also agreed to hear a fast-track appeal of the decision of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Ehlke in April when he ruled that the legislature …
On homelessness, judge’s order challenged, but crisis not – Pasadena Star News
“But the lawyer,†Judge John Owens interrupted, “you can call it judicial abuse. . . you can also call it judicial frustration – where we have a judge who really wants to find a solution here – and in his opinion there has been a dismal failure on the part of the elected officials in …
Curtis Blackwell appeals case against Mark Dantonio, others dismissed
LANSING – The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed the case of a former Michigan State University football staff member after his attorney failed to file a brief to justify an appeal. Curtis Blackwell II, former director of college advancement and performance and camp director for the Spartans, sued retired head coach Mark Dantonio, former MSU …
Court refuses to hear Maryland appeals in unemployment lawsuit
Maryland’s highest courts dismiss state appeals in unemployment lawsuits Baltimore Circuit Court Hears Case Again After Ordering Continuation Of Enhanced Federal Unemployment Benefits In Pandemic Updated: 1:12 PM EDT July 5, 2021 Maryland’s highest court on Monday refused to hear the state’s appeal against the Baltimore Circuit Court’s ruling on unemployment benefits lawsuits, sending the …
Louisiana Supreme Court judge admits professional misconduct; this is how his colleagues disciplined him | Law courts
Louisiana Supreme Court Judge Jefferson Hughes III admitted to miscarriage of justice and agreed to pay more than $ 2,000 for a 2019 visit to the home of a political agent in Hammond who said Hughes gave him had offered $ 5,000 to change allegiance in the race for a different seat. to the highest …
US Judges Send BRPD Officer Case Against Black Lives Matter Activist to Louisiana Supreme Court | Red Stick
It started out as a personal injury claim. A Baton Rouge police officer maimed by a rock during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2016 sued one of the protest’s most prominent organizers. Lower courts dismissed the case, but appeals judges ruled that it should be tried. Then it became a problem of freedom of …
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to be second black woman to sit on 7th Circuit Court of Appeal
With the backing of Democrats and Republicans, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed Thursday to sit on the United States Court of Appeals in the 7th Circuit. Before its confirmation, all judges of this federal court were white. The highly influential American courts of appeal, or circuit courts, sit directly below the Supreme Court and serve as …
Seresto pet collars under EPA review. Don’t expect a quick decision.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a review into the best-selling Seresto flea and tick collar this spring after media reports about injuries and deaths linked to the product spurred a congressional inquiry, class-action lawsuits and a formal complaint. The collars, which release small amounts of pesticide onto the fur of cats and dogs for …
Court should affirm citizens’ right to film police
Just a week ago, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded a Special Mention to Darnella Frazier, who, at 17, thought about using her cell phone to film the scene she stumbled upon in Minneapolis – a policeman holding a black man with a knee to his neck. The man, of course, was George Floyd, and his …