By Beth Shelburne
www.wbrc.com
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Drayton Nabers, Jr. and former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley have joined District Attorney Danny Carr’s call for a Jefferson County court to throw out the conviction of Toforest Johnson, an Alabama man facing the death penalty.
Baxley and Nabers were two of several dozen former prosecutors, retired judges, religious leaders, defense attorneys and legal scholars who filed briefs Tuesday asking Circuit Judge Teresa Pulliam to overturn Johnson’s murder conviction and grant him a new trial. Johnson has always maintained that he is innocent of the 1995 murder of William G. Hardy, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy.
In
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. (2021), the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs asserting constitutional rights have standing to sue for past injuries, even if they only seek nominal damages. The decision is significant for public entities, but especially public schools, colleges and universities.
In
Uzuegbunam, Chike Uzuegbunam, a student enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College, attempted to proselytize at an outdoor plaza on campus. A campus police officer quickly ordered Mr. Uzuegbunam to stop, and informed Mr. Uzuegbunam that campus policy prohibited him from distributing written religious materials in the area. Mr. Uzuegbunam complied with the officer’s directive.
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota law enforcement agencies say they will no longer assist other agencies from the bordering state of Minnesota after Minnesota lawmakers passed stringent “use of force” standards outside established U.S. Supreme Court Law. The change in Minnesota law seems to have led to an immediate, unintended consequence: less assistance and support from North Dakota agencies along the border of the two states.
Prior to the new law, Minnesota officers could respond to deadly threats and use deadly force according to case law established by the United States Supreme Court under
People wearing protective face masks sitting with social distance and attending religious mass at church. | Getty Images
Forty-three states and Washington, D.C. failed to prioritize clergy in their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans despite the federal guidance that distinguishes clergy as essential workers and the role many churches play in vaccine distribution, a legal nonprofit has warned.
Napa Legal Institute, an organization that provides legal and financial education to advance faith-based nonprofits, published a report highlighting the states’ negligence to follow federal guidance prioritizing religious leaders as essential workers in vaccine distribution.
Vice President and Executive Director of Napa Legal Institute Josh Holdenried told The Christian Post in a Friday interview that his organization launched the study after noticing a “double standard” churches experienced during the pandemic.