By Cheryl Miller | December 20, 2023
State law requires the attorney general to determine that California would face no significant legal risk if it engages in cross-border cannabis sales. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he could not make that finding.
By Allison Dunn | December 20, 2023
"In sum, I agree with the Attorney General that the fentanyl chain of distribution must be attacked at every link, at every level, and that the guilty must be brought to justice," U.S. District Judge William Alsup for the Northern District of California wrote. "Refusing to seek prison time for 'Fast Track' fentanyl dealers is an egregious error. Migrants deserve our sympathy in other contexts, but when they sell fentanyl they deserve to go to prison like everyone else."
By Marianna Wharry | December 20, 2023
"Just as racial bias odiously infects a jury's deliberations, it can have a deleterious impact on the decision-making of a defendant weighing the merits of a plea offer," Judge Rebecca Pennell wrote. "The abrupt injection of racial bias into one's decision-making process can engender feelings of inferiority, distrust, helplessness, and self-doubt."
By Michael A. Mora | December 19, 2023
"One of the big moments at trial was when we were questioning Swaim and he was still claiming to own all the land under the ocean," said Sen. George LeMieux, a shareholder at Gunster.
New Jersey Law Journal | Timeline
By Charles Toutant | December 19, 2023
For matrimonial lawyers and judges in Cumberland County, the judge shortage has created a situation "like we're practicing in the emergency room. We're in triage, trying to put out a fire here and a fire there, with so many cases having emergencies," attorney Jose Silva Jr. said earlier in the year.
Corporate Counsel | Analysis|News
By Hugo Guzman | December 19, 2023
"One thing we know about hot marketing terms is that some advertisers won't be able to stop themselves from overusing and abusing them," FTC attorney Michael Atleson wrote in a blog post.
By Michael A. Mora | December 18, 2023
"You always want any professional to have more training rather than less training," said an expert uninvolved in the creation of the order.
By Eric Scicchitano/CHNI News and Josh Kelety | The Associated Press | December 18, 2023
In October, residents of Sapelo Island in Georgia, who largely rely on a ferry to get to the mainland, accused county officials of making it difficult for residents to attend important public meetings by scheduling them after the last ferry was slated to depart. That decision highlights what some observers say is a striking trend toward secrecy among local governments across the U.S.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Charles Toutant | December 18, 2023
"The problem is ... they're still going to have one of the heaviest caseloads in the country. And it's still going to be hard to move cases efficiently through the district court in New Jersey," Daniel Fleming said.
Daily Report Online | Infographic
By Christine Charnosky | December 18, 2023
This year, we've expanded our "Go-To Law Schools" project, which ranks the top Big Law feeder schools, to include data on additional employment outcomes, ranking the top 50 law schools that sent the highest percentage of graduates to government and public interest jobs, as well as to judicial clerkships. All five of Georgia's law schools are listed in one or more categories.
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