The decision “erodes core constitutional principles, including sovereign States’ control over their States’ militias and the people’s First Amendment rights,” Judge Susan P. Graber warned in her dissent.
Sentencing defendants based on acquitted conduct violates basic notions of justice.
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The popular but beleaguered social media app will have until January 19 to find an American buyer or be banned.
A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.
Remembering the first time a partisan Senate minority blocked a judicial nomination that enjoyed majority support.
Absolute immunity protects prosecutors even when they commit serious misconduct on the job.
"In short, 'cruel and unusual' is not the same as 'harmful and unfair,'" the court wrote.
While the decision is great news for Tennesseans, it's only the first step in reclaiming Americans' property rights against the open fields doctrine.
Prosecutor Ralph Petty was also employed as a law clerk—by the same judges he argued before.
The three-judge panel concluded unanimously that while the state law at issue is constitutional, the wildlife agents' application of it was not.
The state's law, which a federal judge enjoined last month, prohibits firearms in most public places.
Ralph Petty's "conflicted dual-hat arrangement" as an advocate and an adjudicator was "utterly bonkers," Judge Don Willett notes.
Fifth Circuit judges slap the ATF for making up illegal rules against homemade guns.
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On Monday, a federal appeals court placed an injunction on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, marking the second major setback for the proposal in recent days.
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The state's Endangered Species Act doesn't protect insects, so environmentalists and government officials intent on helping bees had to get creative.
In a petition for reconsideration, I ask the Utah Supreme Court to modify a recent opinion to remove the qualifier "alleged" in front of term "victim" in light of the fact that the defendant has been convicted of sexually assaulting the victim.
Insects aren't a category protected by the California Endangered Species Act. So state officials classified four bumblebee species as fish to get them listed.
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A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.
"The plaintiffs failed to make out a plausible claim that the Pulse massacre was an act of 'international terrorism' as that term is defined in the ATA."
Reason tried out the field test kits used to test for drugs in prison. They were unreliable and confusing.
A court split between Florida and California may mean an eventual Supreme Court decision.
The state has already appealed the decision to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justice Natalie Lieven ruled it was in the woman's "best interests" because she has learning disabilities.
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Don Willett has championed economic freedom and accountability for cops.
