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Bump-stock ban comes before Supreme Court

Bump-stock ban comes before Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has already heard oral argument in one major gun-rights case this term, and on Wednesday the court will hear another. In November, the justices heard United States v. Rahimi, a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that makes it a crime for someone who is the subject of a domestic-violence restraining order to have a gun. Wednesday’s case involves the interpretation of federal law rather than the Second Amendment. The question before the court … Read the rest

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Social media content moderation laws come before Supreme Court

Social media content moderation laws come before Supreme Court

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Once again, the relationship between the government and social media will headline arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday. NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice are just the second of three social media disputes the court will hear this term. The justices on Monday will consider the constitutionality of controversial laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) control content posted on their sites.

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (January 29 – February 5)

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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 29, 2024.

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Congratulations to Blaneys’ own Anthony Gatensby and Kathleen Lefebvre who were successful in responding to an appeal about whether a commercial landlord’s insurer was permitted to bring a subrogated claim against its tenant for negligence in causing a fire. The Court affirmed

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Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case

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The Supreme Court on Friday morning appointed a former clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts to defend a ruling by an Oklahoma court leaving in place the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip – even after the state’s attorney general agreed that they should be set aside.

The justices agreed to hear Glossip’s case on Monday, after considering the case at 11 consecutive conferences since late September 2023. Glossip was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 … Read the rest

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Maker of CBD products asks court to decide whether lawsuit under criminal racketeering law can go forward

Maker of CBD products asks court to decide whether lawsuit under criminal racketeering law can go forward

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

Organized crime, from the mafia to small-time money laundering schemes, often evades criminal prosecution. To bolster efforts to fight organized crime, Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, more than 50 years ago. In addition to the criminal penalties for violating RICO, the law also … Read the rest

Civil Law

COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (January 8 – January 12)

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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 8, 2024.

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In Zafar v Azeem, the mother’s appeal against a decision that ordered her three-year-old child to return to Pakistan, where the father claimed the child was habitually resident, was allowed. She successfully argued procedural unfairness due to the motion judge’s failure

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