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New York Law Journal

A Rousing Welcome for Sotomayor

Middle School students from the New York City area cheer for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who attended the Thurgood Marshall Junior Mock Trial Competition Friday at the Bronx County Courthouse.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Ruling Set to Shake Up SEC Enforcement Landscape

Both regulators and financial litigators can expect to see cases moving rapidly through the courts in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, observers say.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Justices Reveal Book Royalties, Teaching Fees, Stock Sales

For the first time, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts provided financial disclosure forms in a digital format. Here are the highlights.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's Next Big Union Fight: Six Key Questions

Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called “fair share” fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's Next Big Union Fight: 6 Key Questions

Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called "fair share" fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year. Here are six key questions.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sotomayor to Participate in Bronx Mock Trial Event

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will attend the 20th anniversary of the Thurgood Marshall Junior Mock Trial Program in the Bronx on Friday.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

The Arrival of Justice Gorsuch May Bring Opportunity to Reform the Collective Entity Doctrine

Recognizing a Fifth Amendment privilege for corporations — whether through wholesale abolition of the collective entity doctrine or by recognizing some limited exception for custodians of smaller corporations — would not foreclose meaningful white-collar prosecutions, but it would restore protection of the Fifth Amendment rights of individuals who are sacrificed under the current bright-line rule. Will Justice Gorsuch help in this endeavor?
26 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Clips the Wings of SEC Enforcement

A unanimous court ruled that the commission's disgorgement orders imposed on fraudsters amounted to a penalty and as such, must meet a five-year statute of limitations.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Hospitals' Pension Win at High Court Might be Short-Lived

Three religious-affiliated, nonprofit hospital systems won reprieves from multimillion-dollar class actions Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court. But that relief may not be long-lasting. Here are some takeaways from plaintiffs' counsel, employment benefits attorneys, and others on the implications of the high court's decision.
16 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

What Rehnquist Had to Say About Impeachment

Seven years after he wrote a book about impeachment, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over one: the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, which resulted in acquittal. What follow are observations from Rehnquist about impeachment.
4 minute read

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