Criminal Law

An argument against and for! felon gun rights
Today's New York Post has this interesting commentary headlined "GUN RIGHTS FOR FELONS?". The piece starts with an originalist argument against felons having Second Amendment rights after Heller, but then concludes by asserting that some felons should have Second Amendment...

First Circuit to Examine Voting Rights for Felons
Source: The National Law Journal: Daily Headlines, January 23, 2008. Subscription need for online access. WEB-ONLY  |  1st Circuit to examine voting rights for felons"A federal judge in Boston has issued a ruling allowing an interlocutory appeal of a lawsuit challenging a Massachusetts state constitutional amendment and a state law banning imprisoned felons from voting in state and federal elections...

Will Some Felons Be Permitted To Own Guns After Heller
N.Y. Sun.com: The Supreme Court's historic decision on the Second Amendment could make millions of felons eligible to own guns. Under current federal law, the vast majority of felons are prohibited from so much as touching a gun or ammunition,...

Persistent confusion over ex-felon voting rights
This local Alabama piece, headlined "State's felon voting law still unclear," tells a story that seems too common: even when states make efforts to restore the voting rights of former felons, legal confusion and uncertainty often reigns...

PENDING: House Bill 70 (Restore voting rights to convicted felons)
Amendment offered by Rep. Jeffrey Hoover on February 6, 2008, to add felons convicted of manslaughter in the first degree to the category of felons that would only have voting rights restored by executive pardon...

Florida: felons' voting rights restored, but with long delays
NPR's All Things Considered reports: Shortly after he was elected a year ago, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist pushed through changes that make it easier for released felons to get their civil rights restored...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Ford
Faces Reinstated Class Action Over Accelerator Pedals

Ownership Transfer
Amsol to pay $5.625 million settlement in buyout lawsuit.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.