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New Jersey Law Journal

Right Result on Insider Trading

In our Dec. 5 editorial, we discussed Salman v. United States, an insider-trading appeal that was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. We would not have predicted that the ruling would come one day later.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

President Trump Might Succeed in Prosecuting Flag Burners

Flag burning has been a protected act for decades, but a new president and a new U.S. Supreme Court justice could tip the scales the other way, writes attorney Thomas R. Julin.
9 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Rehnquist, Scalia and the Caroling Clerks

Their clerkships span nearly two decades and hundreds of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, but they share one overriding memory of Christmas in the nation's high court—the annual carol sing-along led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and later by Justice Antonin Scalia.
15 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Seven Books for the SCOTUS Devotee in Your Life

The U.S. Supreme Court continues to provide fodder for new books almost daily, or so it seems. And lately, Supreme Court fiction has been rivaling nonfiction for compelling reading and insights into the workings of the nation's highest court. Here's a look at notable court-related books published in 2016, as well as some that will emerge early next year.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Offers Fodder for Headlines

By tradition, the U.S. Supreme Court tries to stay out of the limelight during a presidential election year. All we can say is: better luck next time.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS 2016: Highlights and Lowlights

Between the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia and election year politics, it's been far from business as usual at the U.S. Supreme Court.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Where to Sue: The Hot Business Topic Facing SCOTUS This Term

Business litigators and industry groups are eyeing several petitions in disputes over personal jurisdiction — a nonsexy but crucial area of the law that governs where companies can be sued.
22 minute read

National Law Journal

Chief Justice Roberts Shuts Down Bid to Force Garland Vote

A long-shot effort to force U.S. Senate action on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland failed Monday at the hands of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. Roberts, who, without comment, denied a New Mexico lawyer's emergency application for an injunction in Michel v. McConnell.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Attorneys Brace for Showdown Over Calif. Mass Tort Suits

The state high court left the door open to out-of-state plaintiffs with its ruling in Bristol Myers v. Anderson. Now defense lawyers hope the U.S. Supreme Court will close it.
38 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyer Turns to Supreme Court to Force Garland Vote

President Barack Obama may be giving up on U.S. Senate confirmation of Chief Judge Merrick Garland, his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, but a New Mexico lawyer is making one last appeal—this time to the high court itself. Steven Michel of Santa Fe on Thursday filed an emergency application for an injunction that would require Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule a vote on the Garland nomination before Obama's term ends on Jan. 20.
8 minute read

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