A study by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) reports that police officers in ten large urban police departments are retiring or resigning at unprecedented levels. A story by Fox News reporter Peter Aitken quotes LELDF President Jason Johnson, “In the wake of the anti-police movement and Floyd protests, cops —unwanted and unappreciated by their political leaders —are …
Ho (Respondent) v Adelekun (Appellant)
6 October 2021 | [2021] UKSC 43 | UKSC 2020-0102
REFERENCE by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland – European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
6 October 2021 | [2021] UKSC 42 | UKSC 2021-0080
REFERENCE by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland – United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
6 October 2021 | [2021] UKSC 42 | UKSC 2021-0079
The Riddles of Harmless Error and Habeas Corpus – Part II
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Brown v. Davenport, No. 20-826 (transcript here; audio here). The issue in this case involves the standard of review federal habeas courts must apply when reviewing a state court’s determination of harmless error. Davenport was partially shackled during his trial for first-degree murder. On direct appeal, the state appellate courts found …
Liberals Lie While People Die
In recent years the gap between fact and fiction in American journalism has become so wide that articles citing completely false “facts” are routinely featured in once-respected news sources. One recent example is a September 29 article in the San Francisco Examiner by Opinion Editor Gil Duran. The piece focuses on the tragic September 4 sexual assault and murder of …
Policing Legislation Talks Collapse
Talks in Congress regarding a bipartisan bill on policing have collapsed, Alan Fram reports for AP. Talks had moved slowly for months, and it had became clear over the summer that the chances for a breakthrough were all but hopeless. [N.J. Sen. Cory] Booker said he’d told South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lead Republican negotiator, of his decision earlier …
Bad Policies, Not Racism or Covid-19, Are Causing the Spike in Murder
A good example of the mainstream media narrative regarding the unprecedented surge in homicides, which started last year and has continued unabated this year, is this June article from the Washington Post which reported that racist police, inequality and the economic and social impact of the pandemic are the root causes. “Experts have attributed the increase to a variety …