Last Updated: August 24th, 2021 Published on: August 23rd, 2021 A long and controversial legislative session resulted in a mixed bag of new criminal laws in Texas. Here is a roundup of the new criminal laws and the biggest changes to existing criminal laws stemming from the 87th legislative session. […]
Criminal Law
Depraved Indifference, Scope of Warrant and Other Significant Opinions
The 2020-2021 term of the New York Court of Appeals in criminal law followed the pattern of recent years. The Court was often divided—there were dissenting opinions in almost half of the cases, and many dissents were sharply written. Once again, the Court decided far fewer cases (44, of which […]
California Legislation to Watch in 2021: Criminal Justice Reform
(Photo: Caroline Johnson) Although the uprisings of 2020 and ensuing critiques of the criminal legal system failed to inspire the California Legislature to pass meaningful reforms last year, a new, robust round of bills awaits decisions before the 2021 session ends on September 10. Even though there are many bills, […]
Lawsuit challenging Florida anti-riot law allowed to continue
A federal judge has refused to toss out a legal challenge to a controversial new law that creates a host of crimes and enhances existing penalties for protests that turn violent or block traffic, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis during this year’s legislative session. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark […]
The definition of ecocide | Feature
The climate crisis, a problem that once took the form of abstract temperature charts and projections, is now a dizzying parade of broken meteorological records and natural disasters. It therefore seemed like apt timing when, in June, the Stop Ecocide Foundation’s (SEF) expert drafting panel released its definition of the […]
The ‘new’ FTC will run roughshod over the rule of law
Lina KhanLina KhanThe ‘new’ FTC will run roughshod over the rule of law Hillicon Valley: Senators highlight security threats from China during rare public hearing | Facebook suspends accounts of NYU researchers who’ve criticized platform Democrats urge Amazon, Facebook to drop requests for Khan recusal MORE, the new chairwoman […]