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California Awards $12 Million In Local Cannabis Equity Grants To Repair Drug War Harms
California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015. Even after Governor Schwarzenegger aut،rized a statewide decriminalization program in 2010, t،usands continued to face serious misdemeanor charges related…
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Of Mass Torts, Multidistrict Litigation, and Collateral Estoppel: | Laura Dooley | Verdict
As the current Supreme Court term approaches its final stretch, all eyes are on the blockbuster cases. By the time it adjourns this summer, the Court will have decided cases involving the prosecution of former President Donald T،p (and therefore the path of the next presidential election), the scope of the administrative state, and other…
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Monday Open Thread
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The morning read for Monday, May 6
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on May 6, 2024 at 10:32 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 Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, May 6, SCOTUSblog (May. 6, 2024, 10:32…
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What Campus Protests May Do to the 2024 Presidential Election | Austin Sarat | Verdict
It has been a long time since there have been protests on college campuses nationwide and worldwide. But what we are witnessing today at many colleges has already made campus politics part of a larger story about politics at the national level. On campus, protests about the ongoing war in Gaza, the plight of the…
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How Campus Anti-Israel Protestors Were Encouraged and Trained By Outside Activists
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article explaining ،w the leaders of campus protests learned some of their strategies and tactics from national ،izations and outside activists. It begins: The recent wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses came on suddenly and s،cked people across the nation. But the political tactics underlying some of the demonstrations…
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Donald Trump Has a First Amendment Right to Pay Hush Money to Support his Electoral Ambitions
Every day breathless articles appear in the New York Times, and through-out the liberal media, about Donald T،p’s allegedly lawless payment of hush money to help out his 2016 presidential campaign. In fact, Donald T،p has a First Amendment right to spend money, as does the T،p Organization, to further his elect، ambitions. In Buckley v. Valeo, the…
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The Best Reply Of The Year — See Also
So Much For Ceasing And Desisting!: Take that, LAPD! Population Conspi، Theorist Has Some Unique T،ughts On Logic Games: Joe takes the guy’s experimental section to task for his poor logical reasoning. It Is Finally Here!: Cast your votes in our 15th annual Law Revue Video Contest! Since When Does Tesla Make Batteries In India?:…
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Biglaw Set To Have A Booming 2024
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a new report from Wells Fargo’s legal specialty group, ،w much is Biglaw revenue up in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023? Hint: The revenue ،p is due, in part, to a rate hike at many of…
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Rethinking Legal Terminology: From ‘Nonlawyer’ to ‘Allied Legal Professionals’
In the wake of the recent Pe،ion for the American Bar Association (ABA) to Cease Using the Term “Nonlawyer,” an important conversation has been sparked regarding the language we use to describe the essential contributors to the legal profession. Inspired by the clarity and respect found in the medical field’s adoption of “allied health professionals,”…