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May 05, 2022

EXPLAINER: How could 1849 Wis. abortion law face challenge? - WSAW

Wisconsin conservatives and liberals could find themselves in a complicated legal thicket if the U.S. Supreme Court undoes its landmark Roe v Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin Capitol Building Tuesday evening, protesting the details leaked in a Supreme Court draft of an opinion on Roe V. Wade. The leaked opinion draft showed justices leaning toward overturning the legi...
May 05, 2022

EXPLAINER: How could 1849 Wis. abortion law face challenge? - WMTV – NBC15

Wisconsin conservatives and liberals could find themselves in a complicated legal thicket if the U.S. Supreme Court undoes its landmark Roe v Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin Capitol Building Tuesday evening, protesting the details leaked in a Supreme Court draft of an opinion on Roe V. Wade. The leaked opinion draft showed justices leaning toward overturning the legi...
May 05, 2022

Morning Docket: 05.05.22 - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) * Saving face by not showing it: Alito cancels on conference. Worried about hecklers, maybe? [Reuters] * Tell no tales: After the short-term squabbling about the person who leaked Alito’s draft is over, there may be some changes to how sensitive documents get circulated behind closed doors at SCOTUS. [NBC News] * Fearing backlash from the Alito leak, p...
May 05, 2022

What would it mean to codify Roe into law – and is there any chance of that happening? - The Conversation

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is among those calling for Roe v. Wade to be codified. Linda C. McClain does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Abortion rights advocates are looking for alternative ways to protect a woman’s right to...
May 05, 2022

Sometimes The Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition - Environmental Law - United States - Mondaq

Last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a person who enters into an administrative settlement with a state is immune from citizen suits seeking civil penalties, but not immune from suits for declaratory or injunctive relief. I don't think that the decision would even have been newsworthy, if it hadn't required that the Court overrule its 1991 decision in North and South Rive...
May 05, 2022

U.S. Attorney's Office EDNY and Other Law Enforcement Officials to Hold Press Conference on Extradition of Dairo Antonio Úsuga David "Otoniel" - Department of Justice

BROOKLYN – Today, May 5, Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York will lead a press conference with Anne Milgram, Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York Office, Michael Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge, FBI New York Field Office, Captain Thomas Kelly...
May 05, 2022

Letters | If Roe v. Wade overturned, people could vote on law - Santa Cruz Sentinel

No one seems to understand if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade we the people can now have a vote on abortion. We didn’t have a choice before. Whether you’re for abortion or against, you now have a choice to vote on this barbaric law. This supposed hero who broke the law and released the preliminary draft by Justice Alito should be prosecuted severely. Why do the Democrats love to kill ...
May 05, 2022

Alamosa attorney who shot driver in head at 2020 racial justice protest sees law license suspended for 3 years - The Denver Post

Video published by the Colorado News Collaborative and the Alamosa Valley Courier shows a black pickup truck moving into protesters at the intersection of Main Street and State Avenue in Alamosa on June 4, 2020, and the subsequent shooting by attorney James Marshall. No protesters were struck by the truck, police said. An Alamosa attorney serving an 11-year prison sentence for shooting a driv...
May 05, 2022

Labor of Law: Amid Labor Shortages, More Employers Suing to Enforce Non-Competes - Law.com

Man is signing Non compete agreement What You Need to Know Employers are crafting non-competes even in jurisdictions where they're banned. In some cases, a worker might think she is bound by a non-compete, but it's actually unenforceable. In others, employers might fight to steer cases into states that do permit them. Welcome to Labor of Law, our labor and employment dispatch spotlighting k...
May 05, 2022

Law Day Focuses on Four Students Who Sought Change - United States Courts |

The Judiciary’s observance of Law Day this year focuses on four students who brought historic cases to the federal courts that led to desegregation of public schools and shaped students’ First Amendment rights. A new Law Day resources page features relatable, easy-to-follow activities in which students reenact historical accounts or argue constitutional issues in landmark cases important to y...