In 2012, Governor Mitt Romney was the Republican candidate for President of the United States, and Representative Paul Ryan (Wisconsin) ran for Vice President of the United States, as Mitt Romney’s running mate. On August 23, 2012, I published an article, on Jurist, discussing whether Representative Ryan, should he prevail in both elections, could concurrently [...]
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Federal appeals court hears arguments in constitutional challenge to Maryland gun law
A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Friday heard oral arguments in Maryland Shall Issue Inc. et. al. v. Moore, a constitutional challenge to a 2013 Maryland law requiring residents to obtain a permit from the state before they can purchase a handgun. The case is one of many new Second [...]
Former Los Angeles sheriff's deputy ordered to stand trial for 2019 fatal on-duty shooting
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Friday announced that former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Lyons will stand on trial for the on-duty fatal shooting of unarmed 24-year-old Ryan Twyman in 2019. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department released a video of the shooting which left Twyman dead and the passenger, Dameon Lafell, injured. [...]
In 2012, Representative Paul Ryan (Wisconsin) ran for Vice President, as Governor Mitt Romney’s Republican running mate. On August 23, 2012, I published an article on JURIST discussing whether Representative Ryan, should he prevail in both elections, could concurrently hold both positions: representative and Vice President. It now appears that Senator Kamala Harris will be [...]
Why "Federalism" Should Not Prevent Nationwide Marriage Equality
JURIST Guest Columnist David Glasgow, a fellow at the New York University School of Law Public Interest Law Center, discusses the reasons why the Windsor decision was not based on federalism...Advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage are breathlessly waiting for...
Illinois ex-governor Ryan transferred from prison to home confinement
Former Illinois governor George Ryan was transferred Wednesday to home confinement to serve the remainder of his six-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed after several corruption-related convictions in 2006. The ex-governor was originally sent to a Chicago halfway...
Federal appeals court denies Illinois ex-governor's appeal for release
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court's denial of motion submitted by former Illinois governor George Ryan seeking his release from prison. Ryan argued...
Supreme Court orders appeals court to reconsider Illinois ex-governor Ryan's appeal
The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reconsider former Illinois governor George Ryan's appeal in light of Wood v. Milyard [SCOTUS blog...
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ex-governor Ryan's corruption conviction
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected convicted former Illinois governor George Ryan's appeal seeking to overturn his 2006 conviction on corruption charges. The 77-year-old Ryan was convicted in 2006 on multiple counts of corruption and fraud [indictment,...