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National Law Journal

What's on the Agenda for the Supreme Court's 'Long Conference'?

The justices typically agree to hear more cases from this conference than any other during the term. Last term, the court granted certiorari, or review, in 12 cases during the week of its long conference.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Oral Argument Set: Justices to Weigh Constitutionality of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act in October

"By the rights afforded parents by our Constitutions, the best interest of a child cannot in and of itself be the basis for a stand-alone statute that would allow for any person who has ever had contact with a child to step in and argue for parental 'rights and responsibilities,'" briefed appellant counsel Elizabeth S. Pitts of Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'Error in Our Case Law': 9th Circuit Overturns False Claims Act First-to-File Precedent

"When our law is wrong, it is our duty to correct it," Judge Danielle Forrest wrote for the Ninth Circuit.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge: 'Perfect Adherence' to Religious Beliefs Not Necessary to Clear Discrimination Suit Against Former Employer

Relying on recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit precedent, a federal judge in Missouri is allowing an employee's religious discrimination…
5 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Urged to Overturn Precedent in First Amendment, Book Removal Case

"Could libraries elsewhere [with] community political viewpoints take out books on hunting because those depict violence [and] they're harmful to kids?" asked Judge Stephen Higginson.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Appeals Court Appoints Retired Justice as New Pre-Argument Conference Chair

Angela Mazzarelli will oversee a corps of special masters who meet with the parties to narrow or settle cases before the First Department.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bitter Fight Between 2 Tribes Over Sacred Land Where One Built a Casino

The Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the Muscogee Nation's appeal of the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the casino's construction. The lawsuit also names federal officials and the university that performed archeology work at the site.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Considers Ability to Add Nonparty Doctors to Med Mal Verdict Sheets

"Defendant talks about fundamental fairness, but here, he just does not like the remedy that the defendant has," said an attorney for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Off-Limits? Judicial Authority Takes Center Stage in Dispute Over Municipal Utility Rates

"The legislative body whose job it is to decide what the rates should be, whether they encompass profit or not, is the city council," argued appellee counsel Rebecca Woods of Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Scrutinizes Under-21 Handgun Sales Ban Based on Supreme Court Test

"I'm puzzled, because it seems to me that your whole argument is premised on some idea that Rahimi changed the landscape quite a bit… and, I think the whole court, actually on this point, said that Bruen is still the test," said Judge Jennifer Elrod.
4 minute read

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