Criminal Law

Dallas Murder Defense Lawyer Attorney Mick Mickelsen – US Law Tends to Support Vigilante Justice

Many State Laws Tend to Support Vigilante Justice: How the Law Helped Kyle Rittenhouse and Travis McMichael

  In the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse there were few facts in dispute. Rittenhouse, who has demonstrated some white supremacist inclinations, traveled from Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin. He brought an assault rifle with the ostensible purpose of defending business property from looting and destruction related to ongoing protests stemming from the previous shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Kenosha.

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 24

The morning read for Wednesday, Nov. 24

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

  • Native Americans are winning at the Supreme Court – with help from Justice Gorsuch ($ ) (John Fritze, USA Today)
  • The Supreme Court will hear cases that could undercut Biden’s climate agenda. Here’s what to know. (Maxine Joselow, The Washington Post)
  • The Supreme
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Civil Law

Conagra recalls Birds Eye tots because of consumer complaints of injuries

Reports of injuries have led Conagra Brands to recall certain lots of frozen Birds Eye broccoli tots because of small rocks and metal fragments in the product.

“Conagra has received two reports to date of injury — dental damage — associated with the recalled product,” according to the company recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. “Conagra Brands was made aware of this issue through calls from consumers.”

Conagra did not report where the product was distributed or … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Court will consider effort by North Carolina legislators to intervene to defend state voter-ID law

Court will consider effort by North Carolina legislators to intervene to defend state voter-ID law

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In a surprise pre-Thanksgiving order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday added one new case to its merits docket for the 2021-22 term. In Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the justices will weigh in on an effort by Republican legislators in the state to intervene to defend the state’s voter-ID law.

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, along with several local chapters of the group, filed a lawsuit alleging that the law violates the … Read the rest

Supreme Court

In dispute over groundwater, court tells Mississippi it’s equitable apportionment or nothing

In dispute over groundwater, court tells Mississippi it’s equitable apportionment or nothing

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Less than two months after oral argument, in its first interstate groundwater case, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that Mississippi must rely on a doctrine known as equitable apportionment if it wants to sue Tennessee over the shared Middle Claiborne Aquifer. In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court squarely rejected Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing Mississippi’s groundwater, noting that it had “‘consistently denied’ the proposition that a State may exercise exclusive ownership or control of … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Judge Ada Brown Encourages People to Embrace Their Diversity

Judge Ada Brown is the first woman of African American heritage to serve as a district judge in the Northern District of Texas, in the over 140-year history of the court. She also is one of just a handful of individuals with Native American ancestry to ever become a federal judge. Inspiration from her mentors, and seeing others with similar backgrounds do great things, encouraged Brown to dream big.  
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