The US Supreme Court held Wednesday that the Sixth Amendment‘s presumption of prejudice of ineffective counsel applies to situations in which an attorney declines to file an appeal because an appeal waiver was signed as part of a plea agreement. The case, Garza v. Idaho, centered on Petitioner Gilberto Garza’s claim that his lawyer offered ineffective [...]

A bill that would ban abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat has been moved for a full house vote in Tennessee. The bill proposes a change to the current Tennessee laws on abortion. In particular, the bill prohibits abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The bill provides an exception for medical emergencies [...]

Voters in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday approved an amendment to the city charter giving Lake Erie legal rights. This charter amendment would allow any resident of Toledo to sue on behalf of the Lake. Lake Erie is a source of water for an estimated 11 million US and Canadian citizens. As recently as 2014 the [...]

Michael Cohen was disbarred from the practice of law Tuesday. Cohen, most notably a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in November to lying to Congress and evasion of income tax liability and was sentenced in December to three years in prison and to pay $1 million dollars in restitution. The Attorney Grievance [...]

Oregon state lawmakers on Tuesday became the first in the nation to approve a statewide rent control bill that caps rent increases across the state. After a 35-25 vote, Senate Bill 608 is headed to Governor Kate Brown, a democrat, who has vowed to sign it. The bill aims to limit rent increases to 7 [...]

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 245-182 to block President Donald Trump’s recent national emergency declaration. The concise resolution cites the National Emergency Act and Trump’s proclamation before stating that the national emergency declaration “is hereby terminated.” If the resolution were to become law, it would prevent border security funding beyond the $1.4 billion recently allotted [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment was lawful and constitutional, rejecting a challenge by Andrew Miller who was held in contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas Mueller served on him during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. [...]

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 [...]

A unanimous three judge panel on US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) assertion that the $85 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner would be anti-competitive, thereby harming consumers and stifling competition. In affirming the June 2018 ruling of Judge Richard Leon, the court found that [...]

The General Court of the EU ruled Tuesday that a 2016 European Commission decision that called the tax classification of four professional soccer clubs state aid shall be annulled. Four Spanish soccer clubs, the Fútbol Club Barcelona, the Club Atlético Osasuna, the Athletic Club and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, operated as sports clubs since 1990. [...]