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Golf Course Grudge Match: Judge Reyes Rejects Recusal, Clashes With DOJ's No. 3

New Mexico Loses 7-Day Gun Waiting Period Case—Still Enforces It Against Most Buyers

New Mexico’s seven-day firearm waiting period has lost on the merits in federal court. The victory is significant, but the injunction currently protects only Samuel Ortega and Rebe...

The Brief "Contained False Testimony from Wholly Fabricated Witnesses"

From the New Mexico Supreme Court last week in State v. Sandoval, via Ars Technica (Jon Brodkin): WHEREAS, Respondent acknowledged… The post The Brief "Contained False Testimony fr...

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

After rejecting two plea offers, Gransberry was convicted of attempted armed robbery and attempted first-degree intentional homicide with a dangerous weapon. The post Ineffective A...

‘If you can’t do it, I’ll do it’: Judge seeks to settle disputes in case of fatal shooting of border agent

NAHB Amicus Brief Argues for Fair Due Process for Workers

NAHB filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit immigration case Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega. The case asks whether a person who entered the United States without official inspecti...

Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw

From Outlaw v. Outlaw, decided in 2019 by Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge (Ore. Cir. Ct.) but just posted on Westlaw;… The post Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw appeared first on Reason Mag...

Federal judge dismisses Noel’s complaint about treatment in jail, gives time to refile

Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel has until Oct. 12 to file an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit.

New Mexico Attorney General claims outfitter hunting tags system is 'unconstitutional'

New Mexico Attorney General claims outfitter hunting tags system is 'unconstitutional'

Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpo...

From Judge Michael Newman (S.D. Ohio) Friday in Moorman v. Doe No. 1; since this is a decision at the… The post Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation...

Criminal – Defendant’s motion to suppress is denied

Defendant Peewee Carmelo Martinez’s motion to suppress evidence was denied by the WDVA court, citing sufficient nexus and the good-faith exception. The post Criminal – Defendant’s...

Judge grants protections to man confronted over ‘86 Todd Rokita’ post

By CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle A federal judge ordered preliminary protections Tuesday for a Bloomington man who was confronted at his home by an investigator for Indiana...

New Mexico Atty Hit With $5K Fine For Bot-Tainted Brief

The New Mexico Supreme Court has slapped a criminal defense attorney with a $5,000 fine after he admitted to using a brief containing errors created by generative text as part of a...

AZ Supreme Court tosses lawsuit against Payson due to apparent typo

If you're going to sue the government, you'd better make sure you — or your attorney — have a good proofreader. The post AZ Supreme Court tosses lawsuit against Payson due to appar...

Rokita Claims Win in Monroe County Immigration Suit; Sheriff Keeps Detainer Policy

A Monroe Circuit Court judge has signed a consent decree settling part of Attorney General Todd Rokita’s lawsuit against Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté over ...

Juror Strike Based on 'Broken English' Leads to New Trial, Third Department Says

The Appellate Division, Third Department found that the record in a criminal case did not support a prosecutor's claim that a prospective juror of color had "broken English." AD3 s...

ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable?

As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law.

Wisconsin Supreme Court: State v. Samuel R. Osornio

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Law and politics collide in asylum case

When the president signs a bill that Congress sends him, he imbues words with the elixir of the law. Once turned into law, words became orders that structure the world in which we...

Eleventh Circuit Holds That an EOIR Disciplinary Complaint Can Satisfy Lozada

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently issued an important decision addressing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims in immigration proceedings. In Pasqual-...

No Second Amendment Right to Carry Gun on Your Government Job

From Tyson-Phipps v. Rubio, decided yesterday by Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.): [The Complaint] alleges that defendant's decision to discipline… The post No Second...

Brickbat: Wrong Door

Farmington, New Mexico, officials have agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a family whose father… The post Brickbat: Wrong Door appeared first on Reason Magazin...

LETTER: More on the Clancy case

Holdout juror was correct.

Misclassified employees granted summary judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment for security guards misclassified as independent contractors by DMV Protection. The post Miscl...