By ALM Staff | June 27, 2018
"I sort of characterize it as a slap on the wrist, because he spoke directly about religious tolerance and how important it was for government officials to address religious tolerance, support religious tolerance, not only within our borders, but as a nation that leads the world," Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent at NLJ, said on a "PBS NewsHour" appearance.
By R. Robin McDonald | Tony Mauro | June 27, 2018
The 5-4 decision appears to be a win for Florida, which claims Georgia is overusing water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.
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By Zack Needles | June 27, 2018
The Commonwealth Court has unanimously ruled that it is not unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to tax electronic cigarettes and e-liquid as "tobacco products" even if they don't deliver tobacco.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | June 27, 2018
The controversial 2017 change shifted a key burden of proof in “stand your ground” cases, a shift that can play a role in determining whether people claiming self-defense should be shielded from prosecution.
By Ellis Kim | June 26, 2018
The majority and dissenting opinions revealed a rift on the bench over how much the president's pre- and post-inauguration statements about the travel ban and Muslims should have factored into their decision Tuesday.
By Marcia Coyle | June 26, 2018
“These injunctions did not emerge until a century and a half after the founding," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion in the travel ban case Trump v. Hawaii. "And they appear to be inconsistent with longstanding limits on equitable relief and the power of Article III courts. If their popularity continues, this court must address their legality.”
By Dan Clark | June 26, 2018
The court unanimously agreed in a reversal from the Appellate Term that a trial court should not have denied William Harris' attorney the opportunity to give closing remarks at his trial in 2013.
By Ellis Kim | June 26, 2018
Firms including Paul Weiss; Kirkland & Ellis; and Covington & Burling have all gotten involved in some fashion after President Donald Trump backed off from a zero tolerance policy that separated immigrant families.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | June 26, 2018
A three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal ruled Friday against physician Osakatukei Omulepu, who argued that his constitutional rights had been violated when an administrative law judge took into account his refusal to testify during a hearing.
By Angela Morris | June 26, 2018
Lawyer Paul Smith, who argued the landmark "Lawrence v. Texas" case decided 15 years ago today, talks about the "poetic coincidence" of June 26 for gay rights.
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