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Driver who plowed into couple holding hands and crossing the street, leaving them unconscious in the middle of a snowy road is headed to prison
Christopher Wood (WISN). A Wisconsin man is headed to prison after he mowed down a couple holding hands while they crossed the street and then left them in the middle of a snowy road. Christopher Wood, 34, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by five years of probation, after he pleaded no contest to hit-and-run with great bodily harm, according to court records. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office responded around 8:44 p.m. on Dec.
Trump tells Justice Thomas district judges must be stopped from intimidating his attorneys, uses Hillary Clinton RICO case to 'protect' presidency
Justice Thomas gave Trump two extra months to figure out how to revive his failed RICO case against Hillary Clinton, and this was the result. The post Trump tells Justice Thomas district judges must be stopped from intimidating his attorneys, uses Hillary Clinton RICO case to 'protect' presidency first appeared on Law & Crime.
Man shot woman in the eye after she told him she 'wasn't ready' for a relationship, yelled out 'how could you do this to me' as he pumped bullet into her: Jury
A Minnesota man has been found guilty of murdering a 22-year-old woman who rejected his romantic advances — shooting a bullet through her right eye — just one day after she turned him down. The post Man shot woman in the eye after she told him she 'wasn't ready' for a relationship, yelled out 'how could you do this to me' as he pumped bullet into her: Jury first appeared on Law & Crime.
The Forgotten Origins of Columbus Day
Contemporary controversy over Columbus Day tends to focus on Christopher Columbus himself, and in particular on the treatment of Native Americans that followed European colonization. Somewhat lost in the controversy is why Columbus Day became an important American holiday in the first place: in significant part, it was a response to the severe discrimination faced by Italian immigrants.
In Defense of Justice Jackson
Been a while since I’ve seen a proper effortpost so I figured I’d bring one here and speak about something I have been tired of for a while. I’m not sure what it is but the media is really weird about their coverage of Justice Jackson and I’m not just talking about her detractors. I understand that she’s going to have her detractors and that’s apart of the game. I’m also talking about the people who supposedly support her.
'You did not do your best': 'Furious' judge says Trump DOJ lawyers 'cost' government 'all its credibility' in golf course case, floats contempt
A "furious" federal judge who repeatedly gave DOJ lawyers the benefit of the doubt erupted that the "government is not going to lie to me." The post 'You did not do your best': 'Furious' judge says Trump DOJ lawyers 'cost' government 'all its credibility' in golf course case, floats contempt first appeared on Law & Crime.
What AI Cannot See
The legal traditions of Indigenous Peoples and of much of the non-Western world are characteristically oral, relational, etched in carvings, seasonal, performative, and place-based. Their normative content lives in narrative, genealogy, ceremony, and the deliberations of communities; their authority is constituted through relationships between people, land, ancestors, and the non-human world. An AI system built to learn from text does not merely fail to locate such law.
The greeter at BJ’s store checks your receipt then makes a checkmark after comparing it to the items in your cart. If someone steals by hiding items and the greeter checks it off. They have you arrested or something after the fact or is BJs essentially consenting to the order and absolving you?
I was thinking about those people that steal from stores like Target a lot and eventually if asset protection has enough evidence of you stealing they can have you arrested and you can be convicted after the fact. But Target doesn’t generally have people checking receipts and checking them off before they say you can leave. BJs has the person confirm your transaction and sign off for you to leave.
Judge shuts down Trump's 'Final Battle' ad buys just days after lawsuit to stop 'blatantly unlawful political propaganda' from influencing midterms
While the plaintiffs moved for a restraining order on an emergency basis, the DOJ took the position that there would soon be nothing to block. The judge has now spoken. The post Judge shuts down Trump's 'Final Battle' ad buys just days after lawsuit to stop 'blatantly unlawful political propaganda' from influencing midterms first appeared on Law & Crime.
Everybody Out of the Press Pool
U.S. President Donald Trump is clear about his feelings about a free press. He despises it. His invectives against individual journalists and media outlets are legion. He has proudly proclaimed that his efforts to discredit the press have undermined public confidence in the news media. And now his mission appears to be to exclude from the White House any outlets he deems insufficiently supportive of him and his policies.
‘Unknown’ Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Identity Theft
This happened in Idaho and they still don't know who he actually is. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Wider Always Meant Unequal
In his recent post, Spieker criticises the “safeguard clauses” that would enable the suspension of voting rights in the Council and the freezing of EU funds if a new Member State seriously breaches foundational EU values or the principle of sincere cooperation. This contribution argues that the Commission’s plans would not direct us into a fundamentally new legal reality. Enlargement has always produced long-lasting inequalities between older and newer members.
Court to hear argument on how a video privacy law applies in the internet age
In a 1987 article for the weekly Washington City Paper, journalist Michael Dolan published a list of the videos that Judge Robert Bork, then President Ronald Reagan’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, had rented from his local video store. As Dolan later recounted, Bork’s taste in movies was unremarkable. He enjoyed “whodunits and Brit films, costume drama and otherwise.”
President Trump asks SCOTUS to revive Hillary Clinton case
The Supreme Court Building is closed today for Columbus Day. In recognition of that, this is an abridged edition of SCOTUStoday.
Today in Supreme Court History: October 12, 1977
10/12/1977: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke argued.
R/SupremeCourt Weekly "In Chambers" Discussion 10/12/26
Welcome to the r/SupremeCourt 'In Chambers' discussion thread! This thread will be pinned at the top of the subreddit and refreshed every Monday @ 6AM Eastern. This replaces and combines the 'Ask Anything Monday' and 'Lower Court Development Wednesday' threads. As such, this weekly thread is intended to provide a space for: General questions: (e.g. "Where can I find Supreme Court briefs?", "What does [X] mean?"). Open-ended discussion starters requiring minimal input from OP: (e.g. "Predictions?"
What causes a long time between conviction and sentencing?
I just read a news story and it said the guy was convicted about 2 years before he was sentenced. It was a really serious case so it makes sense it took longer but also isn't that a really long time or is that normal? Also out of curiosity are there cases where a person was sentenced after a lot longer than that? submitted by /u/Green-Cheetah-7100 [link] [comments]
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Will SCOTUS Let Big Oil Off the Hook?
The first week of the new term has come and gone, and things are heating up… literally. Kirti Datla, director of Earthjustice’s Strategic Legal Advocacy Program, joins Melissa and Leah to discuss the term’s biggest climate case: Suncor v. Commissioners of Boulder County. They break down whether Boulder County’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies can move forward, or if the Court will shut it down based on federal law.
SRA proposes minor SQE1 syllabus tweaks despite concerns it covers too much law
Launches consultation The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on a series of relatively minor changes to the SQE1 syllabus, despite concerns that the exam already covers too many areas of law. The regulator is seeking views on proposed changes to the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK), which sets out the legal principles and rules candidates are expected to know and apply in the multiple-choice assessment.
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