By Katheryn Tucker | April 26, 2021
"It is clear that the Commission on the Supreme Court is nothing but a coordinated attempt to justify a naked political power grab by the leaders of Congress and the president," Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and her Republican colleagues said in the letter.
By Angela Morris | April 26, 2021
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that stopped Texas from using the high court's original jurisdiction to sue California over a 2016 LGBT antidiscrimination law.
By Katheryn Tucker | April 26, 2021
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, a nonprofit organization led by women of color, has called on the president to grant clemency to 100 women in his first 100 days in office.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | April 26, 2021
In this edition of his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz discusses 'Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles', in which the Ninth Circuit recently held that where a suspect's statements obtained by a police officer in violation of 'Miranda' were introduced at a state criminal trial in the state's case-in-chief, the suspect may assert a §1983 claim for damages against the officer who obtained the statement.
By Marcia Coyle | April 26, 2021
Kirkland & Ellis partner Paul Clement, counsel of record in last term's major gun rights case at the Supreme Court, is back representing the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association in the latest dispute.
By Marcia Coyle | April 26, 2021
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief! We're looking at the lawyers arguing in the new cycle, and scroll down for a new report about law clerks serving in academia. Thanks for reading SCB.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | April 25, 2021
Does the Second Amendment's purpose —"A well regulated Militia"—preclude lawmakers from connecting the dots? We think not.
By Cedra Mayfield | April 23, 2021
The Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit is homing in on one of its biggest goals since the coronavirus forced it to shutter in 2020: strategically slicing…
By Marcia Coyle | April 22, 2021
"The court is willing to overrule precedent without even acknowledging it is doing so, much less providing any special justification," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a dissent. The majority, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, disputed the contention the court had overturned any prior ruling.
By Dara Kam | April 22, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out a framework for the legislation in September in response to nationwide protests after the May 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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