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National Law Journal

California Judge William Alsup Writes SCOTUS to Correct Trump's DOJ

It's not everyday that federal judges submit statements to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alsup took issue with the "incorrect impression" left by the U.S. solicitor's office petition in a DACA case.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices May Limit 'Ungodly Broad' Obstruction Provision in Tax Code

An “ungodly broad” obstruction provision in the federal tax code seemed likely to push the U.S. Supreme Court once again to rein in a prosecution tool.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle on Justice Kennedy and the Supreme Court's Wedding Cake Case

Coyle on Justice Kennedy: "He's really at the center now of speech and dignity in this case, with an overlay of religion. And I think, as is so often the case, when the justices are closely divided, he may well be the key to the outcome."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

With SCOTUS Cloud Overhead, Appeals Courts Take Up Travel Ban 3.0

Two federal appeals courts will hear oral arguments this week on the third iteration of President Donald Trump's travel ban, but a sweeping ruling Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court does not bode well for plaintiffs.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Miami Beach Schoolmates, Now SCOTUS Lawyers, Reunite in Washington

When attorneys Asher Perlin and Howard Srebnick were elementary school classmates at the Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy in Miami Beach, they…
8 minute read

National Law Journal

'How Do You Draw a Line?' Key Moments From the Supreme Court's Wedding Cake Case

By the end of the arguments, the justices seemed closely divided, with those on the left deeply skeptical of the First Amendment speech claim, and those on the right more sympathetic to his religion claim. Here are highlights from Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—what may become the term's biggest decision.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

ACLU Spurns U.S. Solicitor's Call for Attorney Sanctions in Abortion Case

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday called "baseless" and "extraordinary" the U.S. Justice Department's accusation that lawyers for the group acted unethically in their advocacy for a pregnant immigrant teen who sought an abortion.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

US Supreme Court Allows Trump's 3rd Travel Ban To Go Into Effect

The Supreme Court stayed two lower courts' injunctions against the ban as the Ninth and Fourth Circuits prepare to hear oral arguments this week.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Lean Toward Allowing Sports Betting in Clash Over State Sovereignty

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has fought for years to overturn the federal law, watched the argument from the front row of the Supreme Court bar section.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Examines Intersection of Class Waivers and Employees' Rights

The Supreme Court is currently considering the intersection of two federal statutes governing workplace disputes.
8 minute read

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