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An Oregon county judge blocked Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), Oregon’s gun control law, from taking effect on Tuesday. The court found that the ballot measure violated the state constitution, despite a previous federal court ruling finding that the measure complied with the US Constitution’s Second Amendment. The court found that two provisions of [...]

Hong Kong lawyer Jimmy Siu on Friday filed a writ to Hong Kong’s High Court in a petition for the court to order the arrest of five US lawmakers that introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act, according to Hong Kong Free Press on Monday. In his writ, Siu requested that the court permit all individuals [...]

With the stroke of his pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom could have a significant impact on the death penalty across the US. Though Newsom lacks the power to end capital punishment in California, he could take executive action to commute the sentences of the roughly 700 condemned awaiting execution in in the state—a death row figure [...]

Senior US District Judge Roger T. Benitez declared Califonia’s assault weapon ban unconstitutional on Thursday because it violates the right to bear arms enumerated in the US Constitution’s Second Amendment. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, [...]

The US Supreme Court released orders Friday and Monday after its September “long conference.” The court granted certiorari for 12 cases Friday and two cases Monday for its Winter term, to be argued in January or February. All cases listed in Friday’s order were granted certiorari. The accepted cases include: Moody v. Netchoice; Netchoice v. [...]

US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut ruled on Friday that Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), which restricts large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and requires permits before purchasing a firearm, is constitutional. Judge Immergut ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect LCMs, which BM 114 defines as magazines capable of firing [...]

June 4 marks the centennial of Meyer v. Nebraska, in which the US Supreme Court commenced its modern role as the guardian of non-economic personal liberties by striking down laws in Nebraska, Iowa, and Ohio that prohibited the teaching of German to elementary school children. Meyer itself remains a vital cornerstone for the protection of [...]

A Southwest Airlines passenger filed a complaint against the airline for allegedly failing to refund passengers after the airline canceled more than 15,000 flights during the holiday season. Eric Capdeville filed the proposed class action in a federal Louisiana court on Friday. Capdeville accused Southwest Airlines of breach of contract and seeks to recover damages [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul Saturday signed legislation validating natural organic reduction as a method of burial. Known as “human composting” in common parlance, the process involves placing the body of deceased in a vessel and adding organic material like wood chips, alfalfa grass and straw. Such an arrangement provides conducive environment for natural microbes to act [...]

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday that all state criminal convictions which resulted from nonunanimous jury verdicts are invalid. The ruling comes after a 2020 US Supreme Court decision that held non-unanimous jury verdicts violate the US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment. The petitioner was convicted of crimes in Oregon by nonunanimous juries before the US Supreme [...]