The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments concerning a California animal welfare law that may impact interstate commerce in violation of the dormant commerce clause. The legislation at issue in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross is Proposition 12, which prohibits California merchants from selling uncooked pork products from breeding pigs confined in a [...]
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US federal judge dismisses Mexico’s $10B lawsuit against US gun manufacturers
A federal judge in Boston Friday dismissed the Mexican government’s $10 billion lawsuit against major US gun manufacturers that sought to hold them responsible for illegal trafficking of guns into Mexico. A victory for US gun manufacturers, the decision by Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor held that the claims of Mexico did overcome the broad [...]
The US House of Representatives has passed by a 217-213 vote H.R. 1808, a bill that, if enacted, would ban assault-style rifles. Sponsor Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat from Rhode Island, introduced the bill in the House in March 2021. The bill will amend 18 U.S.C. § 921 to add definitions of “semiautomatic pistol,” “semiautomatic shotgun” [...]
Two Mexican nationals charged in connection with deadliest human trafficking incident in US history
Juan Francisco D’Luna Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez were charged by US authorities Tuesday after 51 migrants were found dead in a semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas, in what is believed to have been the deadliest human trafficking incident in U.S. history. The San Antonio police department discovered a semi-truck transporting some 100 migrants across the [...]
Collapse of Privacy Rights for Women: The Overturn of Roe v. Wade
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center overturned the landmark case Roe v. Wade. It is essential to clarify the specific right Roe established. It was not an unqualified affirmative right to abortion but a right protecting a woman from unduly burdensome interference with her freedom to [...]
US Supreme Court rules attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence
The US Supreme court ruled in a 7-2 decision Tuesday that attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act does not meet the definition of a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3) . In United States v. Taylor, Justin Taylor was charged with “conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and attempted Hobbs Act robbery,” which is [...]
US Supreme Court rules some airline workers are exempt from Federal Arbitration Act
The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously ruled in Southwest Airlines v. Saxon that an airline ramp supervisor is exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act‘s §1 as airline ramp workers are considered “class of workers in foreign or interstate commerce.” This means that airline workers engaged in interstate commerce are exempt from the Act’s provisions. This case [...]
NY judge upholds law allowing victims of gun violence to sue gun industry
A New York federal judge Wednesday upheld a New York law that allows victims of gun violence to sue the gun industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. brought the case because they claimed the state law violated the US Constitution. They also argue [...]
The Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments for Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon and LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company. In Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the Court will decide whether an airline ramp supervisor is a “transportation worker” and therefore exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act. Latrice Saxon was a ramp supervisor for Southwest Airline. As [...]
The US Supreme Court Monday issued an order list adding three new cases to its merits docket: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, Cruz v. Arizona and Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. v. Goldsmith. The three cases involve an animal welfare regulation, criminal procedure, and a copyright dispute. National Pork Producers Council v. Ross concerns Proposition [...]
