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National Law Journal

New Additions to Senate Committee Fuel Hope for Greater Focus on Diversity in Judicial Nominees

Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are only the second and third African-Americans to be appointed to the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees judicial nominations.
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National Law Journal

Justices Struggle With Privacy Rights in Police Searches of Rental Cars

“What worries me is what's our rule going to be,” Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday. “Are we going to have a [Fourth Amendment] rule for car rental cases?”
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle on Supreme Court's Ohio Voter Purge Case

Catch up on what's coming up at the U.S. Supreme Court.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

'Don't Talk,' and Other Advice for Trump From White-Collar Lawyers

Media reports Monday indicated President Donald Trump may sit down for a voluntary interview with the special counsel's team within weeks.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump DOJ Granted Appeal Petition to Challenge District Court's Authority in DACA Suits

Despite expressing concerns on the timing of the petition, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the question about the district court's ability to review the immigration program rescission decision was a critical one.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Told Their Treehouse Must Go, Owners Appeal to Supreme Court

Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen built a Florida beachfront treehouse that would be the envy of any child. It's got two levels, hammocks and windows looking out on the Gulf of Mexico.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

In SCOTUS Water Dispute, Florida Edges Ahead of Georgia

Georgia's lawyer, Kirkland & Ellis partner Craig Primis, spent Monday's Supreme Court argument on the defensive, insisting that Florida had not proved its case that less water for Georgia means more for Florida.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Blocks Execution in Georgia Over a Juror's Racial Bias

“One might wonder why the Court engages in this pointless exercise,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his dissent. “The only possible explanation is its concern with the 'unusual facts' of this case, specifically a juror affidavit that expresses racist opinions about blacks. The opinions in the affidavit are certainly odious. But their odiousness does not excuse us from doing our job correctly, or allow us to pretend that the lower courts have not done theirs.”
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

SCOTUS Should Mirror NJ in Cell-Tracking Warrant Standard

The United States Supreme Court should follow the lead of New Jersey, hold that a subpoena is required, and review the scope of the third-party rule.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Won't Review Challenges to Mississippi's Anti-Gay Law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review two challenges to a Mississippi law considered to be one of the most extreme anti-gay rights laws in the country.
4 minute read

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