May 6, 2021 at 6:10 PM
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Judicial icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a beacon of hope for women’s rights in America, passed away in September 2020, but her legacy will last forever. The liberal lioness has been memorialized in bronze in her hometown and has been cast in stone for tasteful busts, but for those who’d like to get a little more personal with the late, great justice and perhaps get inside her mind have we got the deal for you.
Heritage Auctions, the largest fine art and collectibles auction house founded in the United States, and the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer, has unveiled a piece of Justice Ginsburg’s life a textbook full of notes from her days at Columbia Law that’s expected to sell for more than $10,000.
Can You Be Prosecuted for the Same Crime in State and Federal Court? by Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers
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29 Apr 2021, 19:12 GMT+10
It s a common misconception that once a person has been charged with a crime, they can never again be prosecuted by the government for an offense arising out of the same set of circumstances.
Most people are familiar with the term double jeopardy, which is a right under the Fifth Amendment that states in relevant part that no person shall.be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.
However, people sometimes misunderstand the meaning of double jeopardy and how it applies. It s a common misconception that once a person has been charged with a crime, they can never again be prosecuted by the government for an offense arising out of the same set of circumstances.
The family of an Emerson College student who died this week days after hitting his head in some kind of fight expressed gratitude Friday for the outpouring support they’ve received about the 19-year-old. Daniel Hollis, an Emerson College student from Hopedale, Massachusetts, hit his head during an altercation early Sunday morning in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Boston Oct 4, 2019
A 19-year-old Emerson College student from Hopedale died this week after he hit his head during an altercation early Sunday morning in Brighton. Family and the Emerson community have been devastated by the death of sophomore marketing communications student Daniel Hollis, which police are investigating as a homicide. But much of what happened remains a mystery.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in March 2015. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President Bill Clinton had his eye on the future when he nominated Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court in 1994. Judge Breyer will bring to the court a well-recognized and impressive ability to build bridges in pursuit of fairness and justice, Clinton said in announcing his nomination. In the generations ahead, the Supreme Court will face questions of overriding national importance, many of which we cannot today even imagine.
It s not just the things the court has ruled on that have changed; the atmosphere around Supreme Court confirmations has shifted dramatically.
Justice Clarence Thomas, Long Silent, Has Turned Talkative
The Supreme Court’s orderly telephone arguments, prompted by the pandemic, have given the public a revealing look at its longest-serving member.
Justice Clarence Thomas has been an active participant in the arguments for every case this term.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
May 3, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON Justice Clarence Thomas, who once went a decade without asking a question from the Supreme Court bench, is about to complete a term in which he was an active participant in every single argument.
Justice Thomas’s switch from monkish silence to gregarious engagement is a byproduct of the pandemic, during which the court has heard arguments by telephone. The justices now ask questions one at a time, in order of seniority.