New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Carole Lynn Nowicki and Beth P. Zoller | June 3, 2021
"If I could choose an amendment to add to the Constitution, it would be the Equal Rights Amendment." - Ruth Bader Ginsberg
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Christopher Dunn | June 2, 2021
In this edition of his Civil Rights and Civil Liberties column, Christopher Dunn reports on three cases out of New York that are now before the Supreme Court: one involving a challenge to New York's licensing regime for the carrying of concealed weapons; another involving malicious prosecution claims; and the third addressing the extent to which prosecutors can introduce out-of-court testimony notwithstanding the Sixth Amendment's strict Confrontation Clause. He writes that, beyond their substantive import, these cases present intriguing politics.
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro | June 2, 2021
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The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 1, 2021
The jury instruction at issue involved the trial judge explaining to the jury that reasonable doubt is the only standard that supports a guilty verdict and that the state "is not required to meet some mathematical certainty" or "to demonstrate the complete impossibility of innocence."
By Cedra Mayfield | June 1, 2021
"Georgia's uniquely high and onerous burden means that people with intellectual disability will be executed," said Brian Stull, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | May 28, 2021
"We respectfully submit that the conduct here was so flagrantly unlawful and so obviously unconstitutional that it requires a remedy. And we are here today, your honor, to do everything we can to see that nothing like this ever happens again in our country," one attorney said.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | May 28, 2021
Will Trump's extradition, if it ever comes to that, be another example of Trump's contribution to constitutional law?
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | May 27, 2021
Gov. Ned Lamont's mask mandate for children is permissible under state law, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Plaintiff CT Freedom Alliance vow to continue the legal battle.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | May 27, 2021
"There is no reason for this Court to seriously entertain plaintiffs' claims and re-litigate the integrity and accuracy of Georgia's election results, which have been upheld over and over again under enormous scrutiny," wrote attorneys for the Georgia governor and secretary of state.
By Marcia Coyle | May 24, 2021
The Roberts court "holds the top three spots for amicus briefs filed in a case—all three reaching triple digits," one appellate lawyer says. "We haven't seen a case with over 100 amicus briefs since 2015, but next term has potential with several blockbusters."
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