On July 14th, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals found in favor of the North Carolina division of the ACLU which represented residents of Rowan County. The county residents sought to end a long-standing practice of politicians starting meetings with prayers that were “unmistakably Christian in content,” to use the words of the Appeals Court’s … [Read more...]
Tenth Circuit Gives Marijuana Credit Union Another Chance
In late June, a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision to bar a Colorado credit union from opening a master account. The credit union, which started in 2014, aimed to fill a gap in the marijuana industry. Marijuana entrepreneurs have had a difficult time financing their operations due to the … [Read more...]
Texas Supreme Court Delivers Major Blow to Gay Rights
On June 30th, the Texas Supreme Court concluded that though same-sex marriage is a guaranteed right, homosexual couples are not necessarily entitled to locally distributed benefits. The ruling (Pidgeon v. Turner) came after several years of controversy surrounding special benefits for Houston government employees and their spouses. The health and … [Read more...]
$115 Million Awarded for Deaths of Flight Crew Members in Afghanistan Cargo Plane Crash
A jury has awarded $115 million to the families of three crew members killed in a crash of a National Airlines Boeing 747-400 cargo plane in 2013. The crash took place within minutes of liftoff from an airfield in Bagram Afghanistan. The plane was overloaded and the cargo inadequately secured. Shifting cargo ultimately caused damage to the plane’s … [Read more...]
Justice Department Submits Brief Arguing Against Gay Rights
Without being asked, on July 26th, the Trump Administration filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals. In it, officials argued against a long-held opinion that civil rights law protects gay employees from discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), another federal agency, had already filed its … [Read more...]
Federal Court Blocks Strict Requirement for Concealed Carry Permits in D.C.
On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to place a permanent injunction on the requirement to show “good reason” for obtaining a concealed carry permit. In their decision, the judges said that the “good-reason” law is in violation of the Second Amendment. The ruling came from a divided three-judge … [Read more...]
Senator Booker Wants to Federally Decriminalize Marijuana
Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday (Aug. 1st) that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The measure would also withhold certain funding from states who fail to address the disproportionate effects of marijuana-related arrests. The legislation, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, could thus diminish … [Read more...]
White House Adviser Stephen Miller Talks About Statue of Liberty & Immigration
https://youtu.be/6Z-tOhfpEow From C-SPAN: Exchange between Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller and CNN's Jim Acosta on the Statue of Liberty and immigration. Full video here: http://cs.pn/2vty7bW … [Read more...]
Businesses Band Together to Defeat Bathroom Bill in Texas
On July 26th, The Texas Senate passed a so-called “bathroom bill”, and now businesses are speaking out against the measure as it works its way through the House. Approximately 50 major corporations sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, asking him to punt the bill. And this isn’t the first time businesses have banded together to fight anti-LGBT … [Read more...]
Transgender Rights Advocates Proclaim Their Intention to Pursue Legal Action
In June 2016, the Obama Administration released a guidance allowing transgender people to serve in the US military, and since then, the Pentagon has been discussing steps to open-up conscription to transgender people. But on July 26th, President Donald Trump indicated via Twitter his intention to reverse that course. His decision, which surprised … [Read more...]
Takata Files for Bankruptcy After Largest Safety Recall in US History
Late last month, Takata filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan, following "the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history," according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. The company manufactured and sold what turned out to be a potentially fatal airbag release mechanism, which to-date has caused at least 16 … [Read more...]
Bank’s Duty to Watch for Fraudulent Checks Cannot be Waived
Columbus, OH (July 28, 2017) – The Sixth Circuit ruled last week in Majestic Building Maintenance v. Huntington Bancshares Inc. (July 20, 2018 App. No. 16-4342) that a bank cannot disclaim its duty of ordinary care and good faith in processing checks under UCC Article 4. Huntington had been trying to push the responsibility of catching fraudulent … [Read more...]
9th Circuit Rules – No Routine Shackling of Defendants
On May 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that routine shackling of pre-trial detainees is a violation of the Fifth Amendment. The ruling does not mean that prisoners cannot be shackled in the courtroom, but that the decision must be made on a case-by-case basis, “Before a presumptively innocent defendant may … [Read more...]
Defense Department May Shut Down Major Foreign Recruitment Program
The US Military has, since 2009, utilized a program called the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (or MAVNI) to fill gaps in its skilled-worker regiments. For its many military and “diplomatic” conquests, the Army, which is the main beneficiary of MAVNI, often requires a large quantity of polylingual personnel in addition to a number of … [Read more...]
Largest Gift in History of Duquesne Law School Will Transform Judicial Education Statewide
NEWS PROVIDED BY Duquesne University Jul 25, 2017, 14:05 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE First-of-its-kind initiative funded by esteemed alumnus Thomas R. Kline pairs Duquesne and Pa. law schools with courts PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Duquesne University President Ken Gormley today announced the largest individual gift in its … [Read more...]
Congressional Republicans Work With Trump to Fill Judiciary Vacancies
When President Trump came into office he was tasked with filling over 100 vacancies in federal courts all over the country – mostly US District Courts. Since then he has worked month by month to fulfill that duty. In May, the White House released the names of 10 nominees for positions in lower courts and a month later it announced 11 more. And … [Read more...]
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