“Minnesota Supreme Court reviews indecent exposure conviction of woman who went topless; The attorney for Eloisa Plancarte argued that she did not commit a ‘lewd’ act under Minnesota law when she exposed her breasts in a Rochester gas station parking lot”: Louis Krauss of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.
And Mark Wasson of Courthouse News Service reports that “Minnesota high court asked if showing breasts, elbows can be indecent exposure; A state attorney said ‘it’s conceivable’ that someone could be convicted of indecent exposure for showing any body part, not just private parts.”
You can view the video of yesterday’s Supreme Court of Minnesota oral argument via this link.
“Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’”: Scott Bauer of The Associated Press has this report.
“Splintered Supreme Court Wrestles With Case of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate; Some justices said the court was powerless to grant relief to the inmate, Richard Glossip; Others seemed ready to order a new trial or at least an evidentiary hearing”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court closely divided on new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate; Richard Glossip’s case has attracted bipartisan support after the state’s top law enforcement official revealed prosecutorial misconduct.”
Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “‘Not a conviction that can stand’: Oklahoma asks Supreme Court for new trial for death row inmate; Independent investigations led the Oklahoma attorney general to conclude that prosecutors hid evidence that might have led to an acquittal.”
And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court weighs granting new trial for twice-convicted murderer, upending death sentence.”
“The Supreme Court Ghost Gun Arguments Were Cringeworthy; The justices have seemingly given up on the common-sense approach of using a law’s purpose to understand its meaning”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“US sides with Ukraine in fight with Taliban victims over $42 mln from Russian bank”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.
“The Problem With Banning Legacy Admissions; Laws from the left and lawsuits from the right seek to control who gets into elite schools; Higher ed should reassert its independence”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Colorado court ducks deciding if baker could refuse to make LGBTQ-themed cake”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a 4-to-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Colorado issued yesterday.
“Judge in Donna Adelson murder trial disqualifies her new attorneys over conflicts”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has an article that begins, “Just three weeks after Donna Adelson’s murder trial unexpectedly unraveled when her lead lawyer withdrew, the judge presiding over the case ordered that her two new attorneys can’t represent her either.”