can an elected official block my phone number?
I know there's been challenges about elected officials blocking people on social media, but I've got a local elected official who keeps claiming that he's been working on a particular safety issue for like 6 years now. attempting to follow up yet again, I got a response saying that if I continued contacting him, he was going to...
Florida "no trespassing" markings
I've got an empty lot that I need to properly mark as private property before an upcoming project, and I want to make sure my signage is legally enforceable....
Trump v. US Decision Dropped ( www.supremecourt.gov )
Held: Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his...
Justices uphold laws targeting homelessness with criminal penalties - SCOTUSblog ( www.scotusblog.com )
Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch contended that the Eighth Amendment, which bans cruel and unusual punishment, “serves many important functions, but it does not authorize federal judges” to “dictate this Nation’s homelessness policy.” Instead, he suggested, such a task should fall to the American people....
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Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies - SCOTUSblog ( www.scotusblog.com )
In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretion of ambiguous laws....
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Two oral dissents and more opinion days to come - SCOTUSblog ( www.scotusblog.com )
Considering I made the post Yesterday about the Thursday & Friday rulings, I felt obliged to share that they added another additional day of opinions (July 1st).
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List of Last 12 SCOTUS Cases of the Term to be Decided Tomorrow & Friday
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy...
Court appears to dismiss Idaho's emergency abortion ban, leaving federal protection in place - SCOTUSblog ( www.scotusblog.com )
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[Oklahoma] state Supreme Court ruling against taxpayer-funded religious public charter school ( oklahoma.gov )
...the state Supreme Court ruled against allowing what would have been the nation’s first taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious public charter school....
Why SPAMmers are allowed to continue?
SPAM companies like DataPacket/DataCamp, 247.ro continuing to SPAM while using IPs from RIPE, which says "RIPE NCC does not have the legal power to investigate these types of issues or take action against ISPs, other organisations or individuals. ... If you require further assistance, we suggest contacting your local law...
Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Arrest Said to Be Politically Motivated ( www.nytimes.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16749379
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Supreme Court Issues a 9-0 Ruling Against Government Officials Engaging in Pressure Campaigns Against Speech ( www.youtube.com )
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An American Immigration Council Analysis of the President’s 212(f) Proclamation and Interim Final Rule Restricting Asylum ( www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240607122602/https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/american-immigration-council-analysis-presidents-212f-proclamation-and-interim-final-rule
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Supreme Court rules for NRA in First Amendment dispute - SCOTUSblog ( www.scotusblog.com )
The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, alleging that a New York official violated the group’s First Amendment rights when she urged banks and insurance companies not to do business with it in the wake of the 2018 shooting at a Florida high school. In a unanimous decision by...
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A Win for Civil Forfeiture, but the Supreme Court Is Skeptical ( www.nationalreview.com )
Article on the Culley v Marshall case that recently got announced by SCOTUS. The Gorsuch concurrence hints that a 5-4 majority of the court might want to reel in the practice of civil asset forfeiture....
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Beware the Lawyers - Teri Kanefield ( terikanefield.com )
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Who is the Funniest Supreme Court Justice? (2013) ( abcnews.go.com )
Found this old article thought it might be interesting for anyone else who recreationally listens to SCOTUS oral arguments.
The Silver or the Lead: How White Collar Crime Prosecutors Get Punished ( www.thebignewsletter.com )
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Bankman-Fried Urges No More Than 6.5 Years For FTX Fraud - Law360 ( www.law360.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12511460...
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What Happens, Exactly, If Trump Is Sentenced to Prison? ( nymag.com )
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Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment ( reason.com )
The FBI violated the Fourth Amendment when its agents rifled through the contents of more than 700 safe-deposit boxes in the aftermath of a March 2021 raid
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Police Union Defends Forfeiture By Saying Anyone Carrying A Bunch Of Cash Is Probably A Criminal ( www.techdirt.com )
Charlotte, North Carolina’s NBC affiliate, WCNC, tells it like it is. Although it puts quotes around a couple of phrases, it at least uses those phrases in the headline and subhead. “It is like highway robbery” says the headline. In the subhead: “policing for profit.”
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Biden pardons all offenses of simple possession/use of marijuana (even those not yet prosecuted) ( www.whitehouse.gov )
In Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana), I exercised my authority under the Constitution to pardon individuals who committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and section...
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