20 July 2022 | [2022] UKSC 22 | UKSC 2020-0203
RA (Iraq) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant)
20 July 2022 | [2022] UKSC 22 | UKSC 2020-0175
HA (Iraq) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant)
20 July 2022 | [2022] UKSC 22 | UKSC 2020-0174
Harpur Trust (Appellants) v Brazel (Respondent)
20 July 2022 | [2022] UKSC 21 | UKSC 2019-0209
Time to Overrule Miranda?
Yes, there is hope. I explain why in my Substack entry, here. As a teaser, my first two paragraphs are: In an earlier entry, “Democracy Dies in Judicial Imperialism,” I noted the similarity between Roe v. Wade and Miranda v. Arizona. In each case, the Court treated the liberal elite’s view of law as if it were part of the …
Gascón Recall Petition Random Sample Completed, Full Count Required
The Los Angeles County Registrar has completed the process of validating and counting a random sample of 5% (i.e., 1/20) of the recall petitions. See this press release. The sample was 35,793 signatures, of which 27,983 were found valid. If exactly the same ratio holds for the total petitions, the number of valid signatures would be 27,983 x 20 = …
Lax Sentencing Keeps the Morgue Busy in Baltimore
Baltimore has one of the more notorious “progressive” prosecutors around, Marilyn Mosby. Apart from her other accomplishments, such as failing to win a single conviction in the Freddie Gray case, which she and other Leftists hyped relentlessly for its political effect, Ms. Mosby is currently under federal indictment for cheating to obtain a government loan as part of COVID relief. …
New SF District Attorney Fires 15
Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has fired fifteen of recalled DA Chesa Boudin’s top staff members, angering progressives. Eric Ting of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Jenkins told reporters the firings were necessary to help fulfill her promise to hold “serious and repeat offenders accountable.” Among those getting the ax were Managing Attorney Arcelia Hurtado, …
Misleading numbers: Why are suicides and homicides lumped together under the “gun violence” umbrella?
A recent article in TIME Magazine purports that “California’s answer to gun violence could be a model for the entire country.” In sum, the article states that California’s firearm violence has decreased over the last 20 years or so, relative to the rest of the country. They attribute this to the various gun legislation passed in California over the years …
Fentanyl Traffickers Released Without Bail and Skip Town
Much attention has been given to the dramatic spike in crime in large California cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles and the focus is often on the pro-criminal policies of local politicians and progressive district attorneys. But crime in rural California has also increased, even though local political and law enforcement leaders often oppose soft-on-crime policies. As reported by …