By Adolfo Pesquera | August 12, 2022
"It is not lost on us that the Government knew Sheperd's pretrial counsel was conflicted yet delayed informing the district court about it—for months." - U.S. 5th Circuit
By Charles Toutant | August 12, 2022
Hamilton "has advised Congress and state governors, legislatures, and courts on the constitutionality of revival window laws for child sex abuse throughout the United States," Child USA said in court papers.
By Mason Lawlor | August 11, 2022
"A defendant who claims ineffective assistance of counsel arising from an alleged conflict of interest and who raised no objection at trial 'must demonstrate that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer's performance,'" the federal appeals court said.
By Brian Lee | August 11, 2022
The lawsuit claims police conducted a warrantless search, and charged the man for possessing medication he had a prescription for.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Luis Miguel Meléndez | August 11, 2022
The court has made clear that when religious faith, especially that of Christians, conflicts with other constitutional rights, religion prevails.
By Christopher Jackson and Nicholas Katz | August 11, 2022
In 'Irizarry v. Yehia', the Tenth Circuit joined six other circuits in holding that the First Amendment protects the right to record police encounters—and further held that the defendant officer wasn't entitled to qualified immunity for violating that right. In doing so, the appellate court offered guidance on the scope of the clearly established prong of qualified immunity.
By Brian Lee | August 10, 2022
In the last year, New York has seen Gov. Kathy Hochul elevated to the top executive post via her predecessor's resignation, and another lieutenant governor resign amid criminal charges. A group from Fordham Law School urges changes in the line of succession and would require confirmation of a new second-in-command.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Tony Mauro | August 10, 2022
Sebastian Graber, a lawyer who represented activists, was best known for a case about the right to demonstrate on Supreme Court grounds.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Angela Turturro | August 10, 2022
Proposed new §1(c)(2) problematically provides that states are "not precluded" from processing, counting or tabulating mail ballots or those submitted by other means before or after election day. The Draft should specifically authorize this as a Necessary and Proper exercise of states constitutional authority to fix the time for choosing electors.
By Marcia Coyle | August 9, 2022
There has been lots of post-term analysis, but some of the most fascinating takes on the term come from empirical legal scholars. We take a look at two recent reports.
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