Legal News Round-Up - 7/27/18
Had a busy week? Here are some of the top legal news stories you may have missed.
1) “President Donald Trump blasted his former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday, the morning after CNN aired the audio of a recording Cohen made of the two.” See more details from CNN: http://ow.ly/ntaF30l75QA
2) “A Florida sheriff says he can’t charge a man for fatally shooting another man who shoved him to the ground in a parking lot dispute because of the state’s stand-your-ground law.” The ABA Journal provides a further breakdown of the story here: http://ow.ly/7wYn30l762e
3) “A lawsuit filed Monday argues that New York is illegally looking the other way when it comes to ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools, loosening restrictions that will ultimately leave students without a basic knowledge of English, math and science.” The New York Times has more on why a law tailored for Orthodox Jewish Schools is now being called unconstitutional: http://ow.ly/4bt330l76Y2
4) “The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Hawaii officials had violated George Young’s rights when he was denied a permit to openly carry a loaded gun in public to protect himself:” The Associated Press’ story on the ruling can be found here: http://ow.ly/AaoM30l76pH
5) “The major problem law enforcement faces in obtaining digital evidence is not the encryption of devices but figuring out which company holds the relevant data and how to get it, according to a study released Wednesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.” Learn more about this issue from The Washington Post: http://ow.ly/XmDZ30l77qA
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