Recent Updates
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Court rules for officer in Oklahoma teen’s death lawsuit
U.S. Law Review 09/19/2022An appeals court ruling could mean the end of a federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a Black teenager who was naked and unarmed when he was shot and killed by suburban Oklahoma City police in 2019.Police said 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis was naked whe...
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Abortion floor debate splits South Carolina Republicans
U.S. Law Review 09/07/2022South Carolina’s Senate debate on an abortion ban that would no longer include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest started Wednesday with the chamber’s three Republican women taking a stand against a bill they said doesn&r...
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Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
U.S. Law Review 08/07/2022A Florida woman who was acquitted of murdering her husband, a prominent official at the University of Central Florida, was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for tampering with evidence.A judge sentenced Danielle Redlick in state court in Orland...
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Louisiana seeks suspension of block on enforcement
U.S. Law Review 07/22/2022A day after a state judge blocked enforcement of Louisiana’s abortion ban, state officials asked the same judge to suspend his own ruling while they pursue an appeal.Lawyers for state Attorney General Jeff Landry and health secretary Courtney P...
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Zimbabwe students scoop international awards for moot court
U.S. Law Review 07/17/2022A history-making team of Zimbabwean high school students that became world and European moot court competition champions has been widely praised in a country where the education system is beset by poor funding, lack of materials and teachers’ s...
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DUI Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri - John M. Lynch
U.S. Law Review 07/13/2022Attorney John M. Lynch comes from a strong law enforcement background with a decade of experience as a police investigator and federal drug task force agent. Paired with his legal degree from St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. Lynch provides a u...
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Court: Health care workers in lawsuit must reveal identities
U.S. Law Review 07/12/2022Nine health care workers who sued Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have until Money to reveal their identities.The workers have so far remained anonymous, but on Thursday, a federal appeals court in Bo...
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Judge holds hearing on challenge of Mississippi abortion law
U.S. Law Review 07/05/2022A judge held a hearing Tuesday but didn’t say how she would decide a lawsuit filed by Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which is trying to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions in the state.The law — which st...
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Japan high court rejects paternity harassment allegations
U.S. Law Review 06/23/2022A Japanese High Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a former brokerage manager alleging on-the-job harassment and unlawful dismissal after he took parental leave while working at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley.The case of Glen Wood, a Canadian who...
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No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe
U.S. Law Review 05/28/2022The South Dakota attorney general’s office has declined to file charges against billionaire T. Denny Sanford following an investigation into possible possession of child pornography, saying it found no “prosecutable offenses” within...
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Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
U.S. Law Review 05/18/2022Kansas’ highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection in a big victory for the GOP.The state Supreme Court declined fo...
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Accountant avoids prison time in college admissions scandal
U.S. Law Review 05/14/2022An accountant who worked for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery case has avoided prison for his role in the sweeping scheme.U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Friday sentenced Steven Masera, 72, to time already se...