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Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Free C Murder. Sometimes these things aren't as clear cut as the seem to be on the surface.
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Facts of the case
In 1994, a Mississippi Chancery Court terminated M.L.B.'s parental rights to her two minor children. M.L.B. filed a timely appeal from the termination decree, but Mississippi law conditioned her right to appeal on prepayment of record preparation fees estimated at $2,352.36. Because she lacked the funds, M.L.B. sought leave to appeal in forma pauperis. The Supreme Court of Mississippi denied her application on the ground that, under its precedent, there is no right to proceed in forma pauperis in civil appeals. In front of the U.S. Supreme Court, M.L.B. argued that a State may not, consistent with the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, condition appeals from trial court decrees terminating parental rights on the affected parent's ability to pay record preparation fees.
No. In a 6-3 opinion delivered by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court held that, just as a State may not block an indigent petty offender's access to an appeal afforded others, so Mississippi may not deny M.L.B., because of her poverty, appellate review of the sufficiency of the evidence on which the trial court found her unfit to remain a parent. "We place decrees forever terminating parental rights in the category of cases in which the State may not 'bolt the door to equal justice,'" wrote Justice Ginsburg, "recognizing that parental termination decrees are among the most severe forms of state action." Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia dissented.
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Two individuals arrested for killing Jam Master Jay of world famous Run DMC (con) Also New York Attorney General Spotlight Letitia James she's holding the NRA's "leaders" accountable for their nefarious deeds. They are accused of using money given to the "non profit" organization to fund their lavish lifestyles
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Some Legal Stories Such as the Case of Missing GA mom Leila Cavett & Accused Individual Shannon Ryan going on a reckless facebook rant that makes him look guilty. Interestingly enough Mr. Ryan has not been charged with murder officially to date, Former Bad Boy records artist Loon aka Chauncey Lamont Hawkins made it Home from Federal Prison, & Jam Master Jay’s Homicide solved after nearly 20 years
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
1st off - much respect to the #Brillant #brave #lawprofessor #ronaldwright at #wakeforestuniversityschooloflaw for planting the seed, encouraging me to learn about #juries in #america I could have talked about it but #johnoliver presented the information in a digestible manner for the folks that may not want to hear it from me. Bottom line is that we can do better, we strive to be the best at everything so why not try to be number in our pursuit for #justice note the #solutions and #brettkavanaugh ‘s #perspective keep in mind that if we keep the system as is then folks will just have to play stupid to gain access and participate in the process 😉 Also, quick hits with legal cases that I found #interesting
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
#hiphoplegal w/ #HerbAlexander is back and all the way live like #lakeside ! #Courtroom swag feeling like #denzelwashington in the movie Philadelphia and wearing a suit with pants to boot because that’s what adults do 😆 here’s a 10 minute snippet for ya. Into - a lil dancing - a lil acting then pow 💥 let #johnoliver break your balls for looking the other way. #Attorneys & #lawyers are supposed to be some of the smartest people in #society you mean to tell me that the majority of you think that leaving the #jurysystem #juries as it is serves humanity and speaks to us striving for #justice in #america
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Roger Stone Got Sentence Commuted & Other Issues Impacting The Legal Space (Hiphop Legal Podcast)
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