1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (286+ words) Massachusetts would respond to the loss by changing its law, but New York City was undeterred. Notably, the district court judge and the Second Circuit upheld the ban on the ground that the challengers failed to “provide any evidence that…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1146+ words) The abolitionist movement is the outgrowth of activists and professors who have argued for years that prisons are racist, oppressive, or simply useless. One of the earliest abolitionists is avowed Communist and activist Angela Davis, who is ecstatic that her…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1779+ words) In 2022, New Jersey enacted A1765 to expose “gun industry members”—gun sellers, manufacturers, distributors, importers, and marketers— to lawsuits as a “public nuisance.” This is a common effort among blue states to circumvent Second Amendment cases that reinforce the right to…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1797+ words) Below is my column on the attack unleashed by defense counsel Kevin Reddington on the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case. As I said immediately during the coverage, I considered the attack utterly reprehensible and worthy of intervention by…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (469+ words) There is a novel (and highly dubious) lawsuit filed in Delaware by the nation of Azerbaijan against CNN for a story claiming that it was cooperating with Israel in attacks on Iran. Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. borders on the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1220+ words) The grounds for the new trial are extremely dubious, as Anthony now suggests that he wants to testify. Such later regrets are common after a conviction, and courts, including this one, anticipate such objections by creating a clear record that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1664+ words) The case of Grant v. Belangia came to the Fourth Circuit after District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks issued a ruling in favor of the state, dismissing the challenge to the South Carolina law. Writing for the panel, Judge Gregory (right) reverses on…...