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Recording or following law enforcement ‘sure sounds like obstruction of justice’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says recording or following federal law enforcement "sure sounds like obstruction of justice," despite federal circuit courts repeatedly ruling that such activity is core…
Shein can’t sell sex toys unless it checks IDs, French court says
Shein, a cheap-stuff superstore based in China that is popular worldwide, cannot sell sex toys unless it checks purchaser IDs, a French court has ruled. The case comes after the French government tried to shut down Shein for…
Judge Indira Talwani Overrides Congressional Authority
California and Rhode Island judges won our October and November “Dishonorable Conduct Award” for their judicial misbehavior. The December award winner, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, is a super legislator who …
2 grand juries reject the fraud case against Trump foe Letitia James
For the second time in a week, a federal grand jury has refused to approve an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Since grand juries almost always ratify charges proposed by prosecutors, a one-sided…
Rep. Brandon Gill Calls for Judges to Be Impeached, Subpoenaed
Republican Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas says judges overruling President Donald Trump’s agenda amounts to “judicial tyranny.” Now, Gill is calling on Congress to end the judicial overreach via impeachment. “One of the biggest…
No Jury of Your Peers
British Justice Secretary David Lammy has proposed ending jury trials for most criminal cases, reserving them only for rape, murder, manslaughter, or other "public interest" offenses. Cases that currently go before…
A case that briefly united Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor
It's not every day that you find U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor in agreement about the destructive legacy of one of the Supreme Court's own precedents. But such an agreement was on…
Judge dismisses Comey indictment, says Trump appointment was illegal
On September 20, President Donald Trump announced that he had picked Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump defense lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, to replace Erik Siebert as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern…
Court ruling on vaccine mandates takes broad view of ‘public health’
Defending COVID-19 policies against legal challenges, government officials relied heavily on Jacobson v. Massachusetts, a 1905 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a smallpox vaccine mandate imposed by the Cambridge…
New Jersey Supreme Court bars ‘shaken baby syndrome’ testimony at trial
New Jersey on Thursday became the first state in the U.S. to bar expert testimony on "shaken baby syndrome" (SBS) from the courtroom when there is no other evidence of trauma. In a 109-page opinion, a 6–1 majority…
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