From Order on Amicus Briefs, just issued today; it will be entered in all of Judge Rudofsky’s civil cases: When I was practicing law, I often wondered why amicus briefs were generally not filed at the district court level. It occurred to me back then that such briefs could have considerably more impact at the […]
Idaho is set to begin executing inmates by firing squad in cases where the state is unable to obtain lethal injection drugs. The move will make Idaho the fifth state to reauthorize executions by firing squad. As fewer and fewer pharmacies are willing to sell execution drugs to states, increasing numbers have opted to pivot—at […]
The last few years have seen increased attention to the ways that qualified immunity and other legal doctrines and structural features of the criminal justice system protect law enforcement officers who violate citizens’ rights, often even those who have engaged in very egregious abuses. UCLA law Professor Joanna Schwartz is probably the nation’s leading expert […]
HB 325 (Toth) HB 4452 A district or county attorney may not be of counsel in a proceeding in federal court involving enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation purporting to regulate a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition. HB 2041 (Schaefer) Relating to notice to consumers when a financial institution generates or collects […]
Before 1900, was there a legal history in America of prohibiting particular types of arms? Yes, but it is very short. The far more common policy for controversial arms, such as Bowie knives or handguns, was forbidding concealed carry, limiting sales to minors, or imposing extra punishment for use in a crime. My coauthor Joseph […]