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During the week ending April 11, 2025 we have received listings of 26 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  24 Constitutional Law summaries, 2 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries, 51 Criminal Law Summaries, 2 White Collar Law Summaries,   and 4 Intellectual Property Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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April 10, 2025

From  The Legal File by Reuters Legal.

The rundown on the top legal news of the day.

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Adopted August 2016; Revised Commentary 2017 and 2024.

FROM THE INTRODUCTION:

Persons with mental disorders are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. Studies suggest that anywhere from 16 to 24% of people in jails and prisons have a serious mental illness.1 This rate is three to 12 times higher than the rate of serious mental disability in the community, 2 and at least three times higher than the population in psychiatric hospitals.3 It also represents a vast increase over the incarceration rate of people with mental disability 30 years ago, when the first edition of these Standards was promulgated.4 If mental disorder is defined more broadly, to include personality disorders, the percentages involved in the criminal system skyrocket to over 50%.

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During the week ending April 4, 2025 we have received listings of 18 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  24 Constitutional Law summaries, 2 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries, 63 Criminal Law Summaries, 2 White Collar Law Summaries,   3 Intellectual Property Summaries, 1 Internet Law Summary,  and 6 Medical Malpractice Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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From VERDICT, Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia, 27 March 2025.

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NYU Law Professor Samuel Estreicher and JD candidate Andrew Babbitt analyze President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) during his second administration to impose and threaten tariffs on several countries. They highlight how this approach bypasses the usual legislative and procedural processes required for implementing tariffs. According to Estreicher and Babbitt, this tactic marks an unprecedented and legally questionable expansion of executive authority—one that sidesteps congressional intent and oversight and raises significant constitutional concerns about the broad, unchecked use of the IEEPA.

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Unprecedented Mobilization:’ Tidal Wave of Threats Gives Legal Departments Their Biggest Test Since COVID

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During the week ending March 28, 2025 we have received listings of 24 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  27 Constitutional Law summaries, 2 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries, 52 Criminal Law Summaries, 1 White Collar Law Summary,   5 Intellectual Property Summaries,  and 7 Medical Malpractice Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated.  To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:

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