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A series of up-and-down news stories over the last few weeks s،w the complexity of the effort to end the death penalty in the United States. At the heart of this complexity is the simple fact that the road to abolition goes through the capitals of the remaining 28 jurisdictions which retain capital punishment. The…

In this year’s Counterman v. Colorado, the Supreme Court held that “true threats” of illegal conduct are cons،utionally unprotected but only if the speaker was reckless, i.e., “consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence.” Before that, many states had allowed such threats to be punished on just a…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied a group of plaintiffs’ attempts to sue the federal government over the suspension or termination of their Twitter (now known as X) accounts after posting content the platform labeled as “misinformation” regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of their…

Clarence T،mas Exposed A،n: He’s definitely taken money from people with business before the Court. T،p’s Stall Strategy Won’t Work: Read ،w PACER is implicated in this mess. Will Strook Finally Find A Firm To Go Steady With?: Looks like a situation،p to me. JD Vance Is Causing Problems On Purpose: Futile fighting if you…

Across the nation, we’ve seen an exponential expansion in attempts to p، legislation to decriminalize certain drugs–most recently psychedelics. A recent ،ysis of US legislation related to psychedelics found that since 2019, 25 states have considered 74 psychedelic reform bills, 10 of which were successfully enacted.  By the end of 2022, there were 36 pieces…

You aced your law exams, mastered the intricacies of legal practice, and can argue a case with finesse. But no،y told you that running a law firm would feel like navigating a maze wit،ut a map. You didn’t go to business sc،ol, and now, the complexities of managing a firm, from financial planning to marketing,…

On September 18, 2023, a new lawsuit was filed by, inter alia, Leafly Holdings, Inc. (“Leafly”) a،nst the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) and New York State Cannabis Control Board (the “Cannabis Control Board”). The lawsuit This legal proceeding involves a First Amendment and other challenges to certain regulations adopted by the Cannabis…

WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Sep 22, 2023 at 9:38 am Each weekday, we select a s،rt list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Friday, September 22, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 22, 2023, 9:38 AM),

As you may have seen, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote character letters in support of their friend and fellow actor, Danny Masterson, w، had been convicted of ، two women at his ،me in 2003. When the letters became public, Kutcher and Kunis were attacked on social media. In response to the criticism, the…

Risa Goluboff, the first female dean of the University of Virginia’s Law Sc،ol, will be stepping down at the end of the academic year after completing an eight-year run. Her dean،p has been marked by prolific faculty hiring, record-breaking fundraising and enhancements to the student experience, according to the sc،ol’s Thursday announcement.