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High Court Nixes Fla. Standard for Death Row IQ Exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a Florida court decision holding that a convicted murderer who scored 71 on an IQ test is automatically ineligible for the death penalty exemption that Florida affords intellectually disabled convicts. So reports the Florida Times-Union.
Read more...Net Neutrality End Coming with Expected FCC Regs
FCC commissioners are expected to move forward with rules that would allow internet service providers like AT&T to charge tech and media firms like Facebook for higher speed connections. So reports the Washington Post.
Read more...High Court OKs Sectarian Prayer at Town Meetings
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- Written by PLP Editor
The Supreme Court sided with the town of Greece, New York, in a case in which two of the town’s residents objected to the town’s practice of beginning town meetings with a sectarian prayer. So reports CNN.
Read more...Severe Weather Impacting Lawyers' Bottom Lines
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
In many parts of the United States, the weather outside was frightening this past winter. Weather vocabulary like "polar vortex," "blizzard", "sub-freezing temperatures" and "record-setting snowfalls" were par for the course during the winter of 2013.
Read more...Is the NBA's Punishment of Racially Insensitive Team Owner Legal?
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The $2.5 million fine and lifetime ban that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver imposed on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling for his racially insensitive comments were perfectly legal and will be hard to overturn. So reports the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog.
Read more...Tenn. Criminalizes Harming Babies Thru Pregnant Drug Use
Despite arguments that the measure will drive vulnerable women away from drug addiction treatment, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has signed legislation providing that, beginning July 1, prosecutors may lodge misdemeanor assault charges against a woman who gives birth to child who has been harmed as a result of her drug use. So reports USA Today.
Read more...High Court’s Prop 2 Decision: What Are the Implications?
The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of Michigan’s affirmative action ban (“Prop 2”) has a much wider effect on race and the law than the limited defeat for affirmative action that the mainstream press is portraying it to be. So argues the author of a Gawker article.
Read more...Navigating the Nuances of Bullying Laws
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The First Amendment rights of bullies, as well as adequate protections for victims, are at the heart of a raging debate about how to maintain constitutionally sound policy while also keeping children safe.
Read more...Liking a Firm on Facebook, Forfeit Your Right to Sue
General Mills has adopted a policy stating that consumers give up their right to sue the company when they do things such as “like” General Mills products on Facebook or use the company’s website to download coupons. So reports the New York Times.
Read more...Boston Bombing Victim Sues Glenn Beck Over Accusations He is a Co-Conspirator
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
Abdulrahman Alharbi went from victim to suspect to plaintiff in the year following to the Boston Marathon bombing.
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