As temperatures rise, Jackson County courthouse has no air conditioning
Temperatures rise and Jackson County courthouse has no AC
and last updated 2021-04-27 23:46:37-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â It's a situation that keeps getting worse for the Jackson County courthouse in downtown Kansas City.
The county spent more than $12 million on repairs to fix water damage after the basement flooded due to water main breaks as well as renovations on the building's six elevators.
The elevators are still being fixed and now a new problem is starting to heat up.
A strong breeze makes it just bearable for those working and visiting the courthouse and that's without any air conditioning.
7th Circuit creates clear split on viability of balancing test used to evaluate abortion restrictions
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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago has ruled that a balancing test should still be used to evaluate abortion restrictions, creating a clear circuit split on the issue.
June Medical Services v. Russo did not overrule a prior decision that adopted the balancing test, Law360 reports.
The decision puts the 7th Circuit at odds with the St. Louis 8th Circuit at St. Louis and the 6th Circuit at Cincinnati.
Like the 7th Circuit, a panel of the 5th Circuit at New Orleans ruled that the balancing test still applies. But the full 5th Circuit vacated the decision and granted an en banc review. The full 5th Circuit is expected to announce its decision soon, according to Law360.
6th Circuit judges trade barbs over references to Marshall Project, Grateful Dead in compassionate release request
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Appeals judges ruling on a federal prisoner’s compassionate release request agreed that it should be denied but disagreed over sourcing in a dispute played out in a concurring opinion and a footnote.
Judges on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati differed over a reference to reporting on COVID-19 prison cases by the Marshall Project, a nonprofit that reports on criminal justice issues.
On the one side was Judge Chad A. Readler, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, who had been a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice and a former partner with Jones Day. On the other was Judge Karen Nelson Moore, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton.
An inmate convicted for breaking into 10 storage lockers has persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to review his mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Jackson County amended order suspends evictions through Jan. 24
JaxCo amended order suspends evictions through Jan. 24
Posted at 3:05 PM, Jan 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-12 00:12:55-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â An eviction moratorium in Jackson County is in place through at least Jan. 24.
An amended order was approved Monday in the 16th Circuit Court in Jackson County, putting a hold on all court hearings, summons and writs related to evictions.
The order is signed by Jackson County Judge J. Dale Youngs, who noted the risk court personnel face.
âThis recent social and political unrest has combined with the societal stress associated with the ongoing spread of COVID-19, and has created a current circumstance in which the risks court personnel face in simply carrying out their duties is high,â the order stated.