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Monday, April 27, 2020

North Dakota's Maxims of Jurisprudence

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A while back, I blogged about California's and Montana's maxims of jurisprudence. These are collections of statutes, or subsections ...

Supreme Court Rules That Challenge to New York City Gun Restriction is Moot

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Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog writes : The Supreme Court sent a major Second Amendment case back to the lower courts today, ruling that the cha...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Kansas Man Demands Trial By Combat in Iowa Court

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From the conversations, texts, emails, and messages of dozens of friends, coworkers, and former classmates (all of whom are dead-on when it ...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Cutting-Edge Scholarship on State Laws Against Shooting Fish With Guns

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One of several reasons why I have not been writing as much here as I used to is that I have been investing my energy in a few other projects...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Illinois Supreme Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to "Revenge Porn" Restriction

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In Illinois v. Austin , the Illinois Supreme Court addressed a challenge to the State's prohibition on the non-consensual dissemination ...
Friday, October 18, 2019

Defendant Victorious After 90-Day Jaywalking Trial

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The South China Morning Post  reports on the conclusion of a 90-day (!) trial for jaywalking in Hong Kong: A woman charged with jaywalking...
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Thursday, September 5, 2019

New York City Department of Transportation Report Finds "Little Concrete Evidence" That Distracted Walking Contributes to Pedestrian Fatalities and Injuries

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Proposals for laws and ordinances that restrict "distracted walking" (walking while texting or using the internet on phones) have ...