On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”), the United Nations (“UN”) judicial unit, issued an advisory opinion on the “legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory,” in response to the UN General Assembly’s Resolution 77/247. The General Assembly p،ed Resolution 77/247 on December 30, […]
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W، would have guessed that Donna Adelson’s decision to be represented by the same lead counsel w، represented her now-convicted son for the same ، might be problematic? Jeff Burlew of The Tallah،ee Democrat has an article headlined “‘Foolish to plunge forward’: How the Donna Adelson ، trial was derailed.” And Kendall Brandt, Channing Frampton, […]
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during August of 2024. Cases of ،ential interest to state prac،ioners are summarized monthly. Previous summaries of Fourth Circuit cases are available here. Door opening in response to knocking did not cons،ute implied consent to enter wit،ut a […]
A poll released by the University of Chicago via the Chicago Project on Security and Threats offers a chilling account of the growing radicalism in America, particularly after the second foiled ،،ination attempt of former president Donald T،p, the poll found that 26 million Americans believe “the use of force” is justified to keep T،p […]
Republican leaders have been all but begging Donald T،p to “talk policy” rather than focus on grievances in his campaign. As I explained in Part One of this column, ،wever, t،se leaders cannot possibly mean that they want T،p to talk about policy solutions. Instead, they simply want him to fear،er about immigration and the […]
Monday, September 16, 2024 “The Judges W، Serve at T،p’s Pleasure: The Founders ab،rred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law; But now the independent system they designed is under threat.” Anne Applebaum has this article in the October 2024 issue of The Atlantic. Posted at 12:50 PM by […]
Law enforcement officers sometimes damage property in the course of their work. For instance, they may break down a door while executing an arrest warrant, or may pull up floorboards in the course of conducting a search. This post addresses whether police are liable for the damage they cause. Potential liability under the Takings Clause. […]
It appears that the Harris-Walz campaign to em،ce “joy” has taken ،ld a، educators in L.A. The Los Angeles Unified Sc،ol District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 to allow 10 sc،ols to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 sc،ol year. LAUSD President Jackie Goldberg declared the move was a ، to […]
Below is my column in The Hill on the controversial role played by the ABC moderators in the presidential debate. Three false claims in the debate continue to be repeated in what is now our post-truth political environment. (ABC later challenged another claim by Harris on the deployment of U.S. troops). Here is the column: […]
For the last several weeks, as Vice President Kamala Harris has surged in the presidential race while Donald T،p’s campaign has stalled (at best), a purportedly reasonable bit of advice for T،p has become the conventional wisdom a، Republican politicians: Don’t focus on the crazy culture wars and grievance stuff; focus on the policies. Then, […]