Joe Biden doesn’t deserve due process and the presumption of innocence with respect to Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation. Brett Kavanaugh didn’t deserve them with respect to Christine Blasey Ford either. Why? Neither is facing a criminal prosecution — no one has threatened to take their liberty away. The #MeToo movement has inspired people across [...]
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Supreme Court rules police can stop vehicle based on owner's revoked license
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment for a police officer to make an investigative traffic stop after running the license plate of a vehicle and learning that the owner’s driver’s license has been revoked, even if the officer is unsure that the owner is driving the vehicle. [...]
India Supreme Court rules for Hindus in Ayodhya holy site dispute
The Supreme Court of India issued a unanimous ruling Saturday in the decades-long Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land case, finding for the Hindus. A small plot of land about 1500 square yards in the city of Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has traditionally been believed by Hindus to be the birthplace [...]
Supreme Court rules mandatory sentence based on new crime during supervised release unconstitutional
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a mandatory minimum sentence issued at revocation of supervised release based on a new crime without a jury trial is unconstitutional. United States v. Haymond addresses the case of Andre Haymond, who was originally convicted on charges of possessing child pornography. Haymond served 38 months in prison and [...]
Supreme Court hears argument in two criminal cases challenging reimprisonment statute
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving a federal statute that imposes reimprisonment for violations of supervised release terms. The first, US v. Haymond, asks the court whether a federal law requiring persons convicted of certain crimes and who violated their supervised release terms to return to prison is [...]
Federal judge revokes Manafort's plea deal after Manafort lied to Mueller
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Wednesday that Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairperson, lied to the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. According to Judge Amy Jackson, prosecutors showed by preponderance of the evidence that Manafort intentionally made false statements about payments made to a law firm to [...]
Before January 15th, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision to have every 2020 Census respondent answer a question about citizenship (for the first time in sixty years) lived as either a story of bureaucratic and political intrigue or a high-profile case on the Supreme Court’s docket. The bureaucratic-intrigue focus would have included a chain of events [...]
The Ohio House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday to eliminate a person’s duty to retreat before using force in self-defense. Currently, the Ohio Revised Code recognizes a duty to retreat unless a person is in his/her house or vehicle (an exception known as “the castle doctrine”). The new House bill would broaden this exception [...]
California judge rules coffee must be sold with cancer warning
A Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday that coffee companies are required to display cancer warning labels on coffee because of the chemical produced in the roasting process. The Council for Education and Research on Toxics, a non-profit group,...
Guantánamo inmates claim indefinite detention due to Trump's hostility toward Muslims
Eleven Guantánamo inmates filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday claiming that their indefinite detention is due to President Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance. The...