Vol. 35 No. 17 EIGHTH AMENDMENT PROHIBITS PRISON OFFICIALS FROM DISREGARDING KNOWN SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS HARM TO INMATE
On April 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Wilk v. Neven,[1] held that prison officials violated a prison inmate’s constitutional right to protection from violence under the Eighth Amendment. The Court found that all of the officials were aware, through firsthand information or through representatives, that there was a substantial risk of […]
Vol. 35 No. 16 SUPREME COURT “DUCKS” CONCERNING WHETHER NEW YORK CITY ORDINANCE IMPOSING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS UPON HANDGUN LICENSEES VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT
In a 6-3 decision on April 27, 2020, the United States Supreme Court in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of N.Y.[1] dismissed as moot a claim for relief alleging that a New York City (“City”) rule violated the plaintiffs’ Second Amendment rights. In a relatively concise opinion, the Court majority concluded that, […]