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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Nomination Coming Soon, Trump Says

During his contentious press conference Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to announce a Supreme Court nomination within two weeks of his inauguration January 20.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Leaving Big Law, a Holland & Knight Appellate Lawyer Flies Solo

After spending the last nearly 30 years in Big Law and six years before that in the U.S. solicitor general's office, appellate lawyer Jerrold Ganzfried is going solo with little concern about the weather ahead.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York 'Swipe Fee' Law May Survive First Amendment Scrutiny

A U.S. Supreme Court case that was touted as a significant retail business dispute with First Amendment ramifications seemed to fizzle fast Tuesday as justices questioned whether freedom of speech was involved at all.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Girl's Supreme Court Justice Costume Gets Ginsburg Shoutout

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a superhero to Michele Threefoot, an 8-year-old girl in Columbia, MD, who dressed as the Supreme Court justice for her school's “Superhero Day.”
3 minute read

National Law Journal

54,231 Comments Later, a Contraceptive Coverage Dispute Is Still Unresolved

After receiving more than 54,000 comments on whether and how to accommodate objections from religious nonprofit groups to the health care law's contraceptive insurance requirement, the Obama administration said it will not make any changes to the practices that were challenged—and left unresolved—in the U.S. Supreme Court.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Justices Ground Startup Flytenow, the 'Uber of the Sky'

Flytenow argued that pilots using Flytenow's online platform are not “common carriers” who must satisfy more stringent aviation rules.
4 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

The Gaps That Led Chief Justice Roberts to Miss a Stock Conflict

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. realized he needed to step aside from ruling on Life Technologies v. Promega nearly a month after oral argument. Here's why conflict checks at the nation's highest court are an imperfect process.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court Turns Down Case Against Classifieds Site Backpage.com, but Scrutiny Persists

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Communications Decency Act challenge to the operators of the Backpage.com online advertising site, but the company's owner and operators continue to face criminal allegations in California and increased political scrutiny in Washington.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Welcoming Garland Back to D.C. Circuit

Perhaps not so quietly, Judge Merrick Garland has resumed hearing cases on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Ground Startup Flytenow, the 'Uber of the Sky'

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a pioneering flight-sharing startup's dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration. The justices, without comment, turned away Flytenow Inc.'s petition, which argued that pilots using Flytenow's online platform to solicit passengers are not "common carriers" who must satisfy more stringent aviation rules.
4 minute read

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