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Restitution
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Bickerton Law Blog
New Allegheny County grant to help former juvenile offenders with restitution and costs
Bickerton Law Blog | An in-depth look at law news with legal analysis by Bickerton Law. New articles every Monday and Thursday. Bickerton Law In the wake of a report…
Healthcare Law Blog
Supreme Court Discrimination Case Narrows Scope of Restitution for Individuals
Last month, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the Supreme Court denied a petitioner’s right to emotional distress damages in a private action brought under federal anti-discrimination laws. The…
Pay or Play
Supreme Court Grants Win to Victims of Nazi Art Theft
By Jody Simon
In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court has brought to a close an 83-year quest by the family of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to recover a stolen painting.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Iowa Supreme Court finds Sixth Amendment jury trial rights apply to (unique?) state law restitution provision
A helpful reader made sure I saw the interesting ruling today from the Iowa Supreme Court in Iowa v. Davison, No. 20–0950 (Iowa Apr. 15, 2022) (available here). The start…
Construction Advisor Blog
Arizona contractors can be liable to pay financial restitution to homeowners
By Publisher
A $74,000 order issued by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors illustrates the potential consequences for contractors of restitution orders, as well as a possible shift toward more aggressive restitution orders…
On Point
Defense win! COA limits DOC withholdings from prison wages to pay restitution
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
Victor Ortiz, Jr. v. Kevin A. Carr, 2020AP1394, 3/17/22, District 4, (recommended for publication) case activity (including briefs) Attorneys Jason Luczak and Jorge Fragoso of Gimbel, Reilly, Geurin & Brown…
Religion Clause
Sanctions On Russian Financial Firm Leads Counsel To End Representation In Litigation Over Recovery Of Jewish Books From Russia
As previously reported, for nearly two decades Agudas Chasidei Chabad has been attempting to recover from the Russian government two expropriated collections of valuable Jewish religious books and manuscripts. In…
International Law Prof Blog
Who Owns this Pissarro?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today regarding the ownership of the painting, Rue Saint Honoré in the Afternoon: Effect of Rain by Camille Pissarro (left, courtesy of the…
Dispute Resolution in Germany
Art Law and the New German Government: Legislative Goals for Looted Art and Restitution
By Peter Bert
Today’s election of Olaf Scholz as Angela Merkel’s successor marks the official start of the new „traffic light“ coalition government. The new government draws its name from the colours traditionally…
Zalma on Insurance
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – December 1, 2021
By Barry Zalma
ZIFL – Volume 25, Number 23 See the full video summary at https://rumble.com/vq0rym-zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-december-1-2021.html and at https://youtu.be/Y7awRS5xNGE The full .pdf version is available here. Admitted Crop Insurance Fraud Perpetrator Tries to…