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Massachusetts High Court Holds 2nd Amendment Protections Include 'Switchblades,' Striking Down Decades-Old Ban

"Setting aside any question whether switchblades are in common use today for lawful purposes, we conclude switchblades are 'arms' for Second Amendment purposes. Therefore, the carrying of switchblades is presumptively protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment," wrote Massachusetts Justice Serge Georges Jr.
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National Law Journal

'Lacks Merit.' Judge Was Wrong to Dismiss Trump Docs Case, Special Counsel Tells 11th Circuit

Cannon, in dismissing the case, found Smith wasn't put on the case in accordance with the Appointments Clause.
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Daily Business Review

Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed, special counsel Jack Smith said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Split Over 'Loper Bright' Impact on Challenge to Sentencing Guideline in Gun Case

"[T]he majority is mistaken to brush 'Loper Bright' aside and treat it as irrelevant to the interpretation of regulatory language," Judge Carlos Bea wrote in a concurrence.
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National Law Journal

Keep an Eye on These 5th Circuit Cases for Potential Supreme Court Review

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit continues to set the stage for likely Supreme Court decisions on administrative law.
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Daily Report Online

Alabama Supreme Court Authorizes Third Nitrogen Gas Execution

In January, the state performed the nation's first nitrogen gas execution. A second one using the protocol is set for Sept. 26 for a man who recently reached a lawsuit settlement with the state over the execution method.
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National Law Journal

How a New 3rd Circuit Website Helps Make Court's History 'Come Alive'

"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
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Daily Report Online

3 Years Into Life Sentence, Murdaugh to Get His Day Before SC Supreme Court

The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear the disgraced attorney's appeal of his murder convictions. His lawyers said they resulted from jury-tampering by the clerk of court who watched over jurors during his six-week trial.
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New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Evidence Decisions: A Potpourri of Rules for Criminal (Mostly) and Civil Actions, Part 2

Columnist Michael J. Hutter continues his discussion of the Court of Appeals 2023-2024 term, "addressing significant evidence issues."
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New York Law Journal

'Troubling' Racial Disparities Exist in Manhattan Federal Court's Jury Selection, 2nd Circuit Says

In dicta, U.S. Circuit Judge Beth Robinson said the "underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic or Latino people in SDNY venires has only increased" in recent decades.
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