Israel’s Juristocracy – Moshe Cohen-Eliya
In early 2024 and at the height of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the Israeli Supreme Court published the most important ruling in its history. By a narrow majority of 8 to 7, the Court struck down the constitutional amendment to “Basic Law: The Judiciary.” This amendment did not apply the “unreasonableness” doctrine to ministerial […]
BREAKING: Allen Weisselberg STILL Hasn’t Flipped
(Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) Allen Weisselberg will never give you up, never let you down, never tell a lie the truth and hurt you. But only if you are Donald Trump. The Trump Organization’s former CFO pled guilty to two counts of felony perjury this morning, admitting that he lied to the Attorney General […]
Justices set aside university free speech challenge
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Mar 4, 2024 at 12:16 pm The court issued a list of orders on Monday from the justices’ private conference last week. (Wally Gobetz via Flickr) Amid the debate over free speech on university campuses, the justices on Monday set aside a decision by a federal appeals court in […]
Congratulations to Newly Certified Magistrates – North Carolina Criminal Law
Magistrates are often referred to as the “first face” of the judicial system for most citizens. They serve the public with professionalism, all while keeping abreast of the rapidly changing civil and criminal laws. In 2021, their training requirements were increased by the legislature from 12 hours every two years to 12 hours every year. […]
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Has Major Impact on Military –
Military facilities were hit hard by commercial prescription processor attack. Modern life is almost entirely online. No matter what it is, there is a digital, online component that needs to be considered. From shopping and entertainment to banking, education, work, and more, the whole world is on the internet. This comes with some incredible conveniences […]
Advocate, Journalist, or Advocacy Journalist? – JONATHAN TURLEY
Below is my column in the Hill on a controversial criminal case involving a conservative journalist who was arrested after the January 6th riot. The prosecution of Steven Baker exposes the growing tensions in the media over the role of reporters as advocates. Here is the column: Former New York Times writer (and now Howard University […]
The Claims of Conscience –
No review—even a longish review such as Law and Liberty allows—can do justice to this book, The Disintegrating Conscience and the Decline of Modernity. It is the most recent in a distinguished line of writings by Steven D. Smith, all focusing on issues of religion and the law. But this is no survey of legal […]