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Justice March 5, 2024

Supreme Court says only Congress can bar a candidate, like Trump, from the presidency for insurrection − 3 essential reads

by Jeff Inglis, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, in a unanimous decision, that the state of Colorado…

Justice February 26, 2024

NRA loses New York corruption trial over squandered funds – retired longtime leader Wayne LaPierre must repay millions of dollars

by Sarah Webber, University of Dayton and Elizabeth Schmidt, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A New York jury found on Feb. 23, 2024,…

Justice February 23, 2024

Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk

by Megan Kurlychek, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer in a North Philadelphia corner store in January…

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Justice February 18, 2024

Cobb County fourth-graders practice their legal skills in mock trial

A large group of fourth-graders from East Side Elementary School practiced their legal skills in a scripted mock trial in Cobb County Superior Court on Friday, February 9. The events,…

Justice February 14, 2024

Lawsuit accuses Cobb County School District of violating teachers’ Constitutional rights

by Rebecca Gaunt The Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) joined a fired elementary school teacher and a currently-employed special education teacher in filing a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Cobb…

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Justice February 12, 2024

Georgia Senate Republicans say probe of Fulton DA in 2020 election case will be free of bias

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 10, 2024 The chairman of a Georgia Senate panel pledged on Friday that…

Justice February 8, 2024

Trump was not king and can be prosecuted for crimes committed while president: Appeals court places limits on immunity

by Claire Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a 57-page opinion issued on Feb. 6, 2024, a federal appeals court ruled…

Justice February 8, 2024

Supreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case

by Jessica A. Schoenherr, University of South Carolina and Jonathan M. King, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can Colorado disqualify former President…

Justice February 6, 2024

Why Elon Musk’s ‘self-driving’ of Tesla’s board and its decision to pay him $56B collided with the law – and what happens next

by Justin P. Klein, University of Delaware, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick has blocked Elon Musk’s US$55.8…

Justice February 5, 2024

Does Trump actually have to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll? Not immediately, at least

by Jayne Ressler, Brooklyn Law School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Former President Donald Trump has vowed to appeal journalist E. Jean Carroll’s major legal…

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