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West Virginia Supreme Court (Thorney Lieberman) West Virginia Supreme Court justices are weighing a new law prohibiting government agencies from deducting union dues for public sector workers. Justices heard arguments this morning on whether to maintain a preliminary injunction on House Bill 2009. Kanawha Circuit Judge Tera Salango ordered a temporary injunction in June, right before the law ...

WARSAW (Reuters) - Almost three quarters of Poles think authorities should accept some or all EU demands to roll back judicial reforms it says violate the rule of law, a survey showed, suggesting strong disapproval of the hardline stance the government has taken. Warsaw's already fraught relations with Brussels were plunged into crisis on Oct 7 when the country's Constitutional Tribunal ruled...

WARSAW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Almost three quarters of Poles think authorities should accept some or all EU demands to roll back judicial reforms it says violate the rule of law, a survey showed, suggesting strong disapproval of the hardline stance the government has taken. Warsaw's already fraught relations with Brussels were plunged into crisis on Oct 7 when the country's Constitutional Tribun...

Church leaders in the UK have strongly criticised Ghanaian bishops over their support for a draconian anti-LGBTQ+ law. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, and other Church of England bishops, tweeted their concerns on Tuesday in what appeared to be a coordinated effort to put pressure on their Ghanaian ...

Photo: Who is Danny/Shutterstock Gawthrop Greenwood attorney and partner Stacey L. Fuller was named vice president of the board of directors for the West Chester Area Education Foundation. The foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization with a mission to supplement creative, meaningful, real-world experiences for students in the West Chester Area School District. Want to continue rea...

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we cover a category of evidence called "non-hearsay," which is tested often both on Evidence essays and on the MBE. In this episode we discuss: >A quick review of what is considered hearsay >Categories of statements deemed non-hearsay >When to consider hearsay exceptions >Analyzing...

Image from Shutterstock. A retired prosecutor in Maryland told the Baltimore Sun that he didn’t “give a damn” when the newspaper informed him that he had been disbarred for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence and making false statements about its content. Retired Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly told the Baltimore Sun that he did nothing wrong when he failed to disclose a ...

Did you know if you vote Republican you are conservative and if you vote Democrat you are a liberal? Wait, do Sens. Manchin or Sinema know? Okay, that’s not fair. For the bulk of Democrats and Republicans, Democrat means liberal and Republican means conservative. Or so I’m told. This is the foundation for the argument that law professors are liberal. Using voter registration records, campaign...

As jury selection continues for the trial of three white men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga. last year, one particular law is expected to become a focal point. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot while jogging. The defendants said they were trying to make a citizen's arrest. We break down the history of citizen arrests, and how the law could weigh on the upcom...

The majority of Christian churches in Ghana are backing a proposed law that, if passed, could send lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to prison for five years and those who advocate for their rights for 10. Read This Issue More Newsletters The controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was drafted in part by Edem Senanu, chair of Advoca...