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Pa. Court Declines to Apply SCOTUS Blood Test Ruling

A Pennsylvania man who was convicted of DUI for refusing a warrantless blood test may not retroactively apply recent U.S. Supreme Court case law on that issue in order to appeal his driving suspensions, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Firefighter Pay Raise Fight Goes to Supreme Court

After a divided appeals court sided with Gov. Rick Scott, a battle about his 2015 veto of pay raises for state firefighters could be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

In Big Leap, SCOTUS Announces E-Filing Is Coming Soon

Electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Clarence Thomas Is Heralded as 'Most Original Thinker' at Supreme Court

In a 2015 campaign event, then-candidate Donald Trump declared Clarence Thomas his favorite U.S. Supreme Court justice. Prominent former Thomas clerks and a judge named to a Trump list of potential high court nominees—Judge William Pryor Jr.—undoubtedly share that sentiment. They recently described Thomas' contributions to the law in a Yale Law Journal forum marking the justice's 25th anniversary.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Silver Wins Motion for SCOTUS Writ

Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will get to remain a free man a little bit longer, thanks to a new ruling from a federal appeals panel.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

In Big Leap, SCOTUS Announces E-Filing Is Coming Soon

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that electronic filing of case documents will be required beginning on November 13 and virtually all new filings will be available free of cost to the public. The system will not be part of PACER, the longstanding operation used by lower federal courts, which charges for documents by the page.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Will University Affirmative Action Policies Survive a Kennedy-Less Supreme Court?

The U.S. Justice Department reportedly is preparing to investigate university admissions policies for discrimination against white applicants, but it may be years before an affirmative action case returns to the U.S. Supreme Court, and when it does, the key justice—Anthony Kennedy—may not be there.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

Most Memorable Footnote? Here's What a Few Lawyers Told Us.

A federal agency brief that a Washington judge threw out recently might be memorable for what the court called "excessive" footnotes—48 of them, stretching hundreds of lines. We asked a few veteran U.S. Supreme Court and appellate lawyers to share the footnotes that, for them, have stood the test of time.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Updated SCOTUS Website Gets Mixed Reviews

The new changes pave the way for a planned electronic filing system that will make Supreme Court briefs and documents available to all on the site.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Few Florida Juvenile Lifers Resentenced Despite US Mandate

Florida has roughly 600 inmates whose life sentences for homicide are potentially affected by court rulings mandating a second look at the punishment of juvenile offenders, but most still await a shot at resentencing.
4 minute read

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