[ad_1] (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) It’s a rough week for lawyers in Trumpland, as the Big Lie chickens are coming home to roost. In California, Judge Yvette Roland of the State Bar Court issued a 128-page ruling transferring John Eastman to “involuntary inactive status” pending review by the state’s Supreme Court. “Despite the depth, […]
[ad_1] Yesterday, a coalition of eleven red states led by the state of Kansas filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of President Biden’s new loan forgiveness plan, which would forgive at least $156 billion in federal student loan debt. I suspect I am not the only observer who had a strong sense of de ja […]
[ad_1] Ed. note: This article was first published in the Winter 2023 issue of ILTA Peer to Peer magazine. For more information, Visit our ILTA ATL channel by clicking here. 2023. What a year it has been! Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has revolutionized industries all over the world. The legal sector is not an exception. No […]
[ad_1] New on the Short Circuit podcast: A dive into IJ’s research report Unaccountable, which examines how qualified immunity really works in the federal circuit courts of appeals. The interview with its authors includes a special look at the methodology used by the team to comb through over 7,000 opinions issued over 11 years. USPS products include those […]
[ad_1] We wrote a couple of weeks ago about Edelson PC choosing actor, comedian and former Daily Show correspondent Bob Wiltfong. serve as its new Director of Communication & Impact. This post resonated with readers, and it became one of most-read articles of the past week. It’s easy to see that the Daily Show provided […]
[ad_1] The article is Here’s how to get in touch with usIntroduction As argued by Justice Brandeis Whitney v. California In 1927, a fundamental assumption of First Amendment law was that the best remedy to potentially harmful speech (including false and misleading speech) is “more speech rather than enforced silence.” This extended Oliver Wendell Holmes’ “free […]
[ad_1] (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images). The appellate Division may have Trump’s bond was reduced to just $175 millionBut he hasn’t posted it as of this writing. Maybe he’d really do it Instead, the state would rather seize his property. Or maybe he is still unable to convince anyone to sign up to give […]
[ad_1] Several months ago, I published several posts here on the VC arguing that the Court should have dismissed Lorie Smith’s challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law for lack of Article III standing. [see here and here]. In response, Prof. Richard Re (UVA) took the opposite position [see here and here]; he wrote: According to many […]
[ad_1] I’ve seen many before, but this is from Texas Governor. Greg Abbott’s target is “antisemitic speeches.” An excerpt from the Wednesday’s Executive Order: WHEREAS, Section 51.9315.1(f) of Texas Education Code requires that all higherEducation institutions adopt policies defining students’ responsibilities in terms of freeExpression on campus WHEREAS Section 51.9315 (c)(2) Texas Education Code states […]
[ad_1] The public Cortland Housing Authority (near Syracuse) required its tenants not to possess “firearms … or other weapons as defined by the laws and courts of the State of New York” on its property. In Hunter v. Cortland Housing Authority, decided Jan. 30, 2024 (though I somehow missed it), Judge Glenn Suddaby (N.D.N.Y.) held […]
