Courts & Cases

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Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., speaks to the media Sept. 12 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings. The effort by Heinrich and Sen. Angus King of Maine comes as Congress shows no signs of reinstating the landmark 1994 assault weapons ban from the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. – AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File

Senators tackle gun violence as Feinstein’s ban on assault weapons fades into history

One of the first votes new Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich cast was against legislation from Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting.
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SCOTUS hears arguments in social media case over free speech

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
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Clinton Krislov, 74, recalled as ‘for the regular Joe’

Attorney and frequent political candidate Clinton A. Krislov brought in huge monetary settlements and awards over decades of practice.

Trial Notebook

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Court weighs informed consent on alternative treatment options

With no local precedent on an important aspect of informed consent in a malpractice case against an emergency medicine physician, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals looked at “the primary cases” from other jurisdictions on “the duty to inform the patient of alternative treatment options.”

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