By Avalon Zoppo | March 4, 2024
"This petition presents a high-stakes issue for our Nation's system of higher education," wrote Clarence Thomas, joined by Samuel Alito Jr. "Until we resolve it, there will be a patchwork of First Amendment rights on college campuses."
By Avalon Zoppo | March 4, 2024
Appeals court considers whether investors have a reasonable expectation of privacy in information they provide to a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 4, 2024
"[T]he Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 [of the Fourteenth Amendment] against federal officeholders and candidates," the high court stated in its unsigned "per curiam" opinion.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | March 4, 2024
Fourth Amendment law provides that police use of force during an arrest, stop or other seizure must be reasonable. Despite the seemingly straightforward nature of the reasonableness standard, §1983 excessive force claims often generate many difficult issues. The recent decision in 'Sabbe v. Washington County Board of Commissioners' illustrates some of these issues.
By John M. Baker and Katherine M. Swenson | March 1, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment that the city of St. Louis violated the First Amendment because its now-former President of the Board of Aldermen, Lewis Reed, blocked on his Twitter account someone who posted a hostile tweet.
By Brian Lee | March 1, 2024
The trio spoke about the court that has taken shape since April 2023, the time of Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's ascension and Judge Caitlin Halligan joining it.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | March 1, 2024
The enactment of S-3011 presented a direct challenge to the Supreme Court's rule-making authority.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ellen C. Brotman | March 1, 2024
The country's faith in these institutions, including our elections and our civil and criminal justice systems has eroded. How far has that erosion of faith gone? Can it be stopped? What is the role of lawyers in protecting the Rule of Law?
By Avalon Zoppo | February 28, 2024
The Jockey Club of New York rejected the racing registration for "Malpractice Meuser," pointing to a rule forbidding horse names "designed to harass, humiliate, or disparage a specific individual." The club believed the horse was named after a lawyer who specializes in equine law.
By Mason Lawlor | February 28, 2024
"As our recent decision in Williams makes clear, a district court abuses its discretion in approving a class action settlement when the named plaintiffs lack Article III standing to pursue injunctive relief, yet the district court considers the injunctive relief when determining whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate," Judge Elizabeth L. Branch wrote the 12-page opinion for the circuit's panel.
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