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National Law Journal

Justices Reject Final Pitch from Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau

Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau failed to make his most important sale on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review his 10-year prison sentence for criminal contempt. Trudeau, represented by Winston & Strawn in the high court, was sentenced for violating a Federal Trade Commission order.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Threat to NJ and Del.'s Primacy as Top Venues for Hatch-Waxman Matters?

The preferred venues for ANDA litigation (NJ and Delaware) could be in jeopardy in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the Federal Circuit's decision in Acorda v. Mylan.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Will Decide Religious Health Systems' Pension Dispute

After a lull in adding new cases to the term, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear arguments in seven challenges, including a trio of cases from religious-affiliated, nonprofit health care systems that are seeking exemptions from federal law for their pension plans.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Mug Shots Are Not Secret Records, Detroit Paper Tells Supreme Court

The Detroit Free Press is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a court decision that restricts public access to the mug shots of federal criminal defendants. Booking photos provide an "important window" into the government's exercise of its police powers, the media outlet said in its petition in Detroit Free Press v. U.S. Department of Justice.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Advocates Beware: Justices Don't Want You Sneaking New Issues Into Your Cases

28 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Posner Slams 'Stupid' Decisions by Chief Justice Roberts, 'Silly' Stances by Scalia

For months, rumors have circulated about Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unloading on Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a conversation before a small audience of First Amendment advocates.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

A Day in Court With Judge Margaret Ryan, Possible Scotus Nominee

Margaret Ryan is one of the 20 judges President-elect Donald Trump has named as possible nominees to the high court.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Judge Posner Slams 'Stupid' Decisions by Chief Justice Roberts, 'Silly' Stances by Scalia

In a new YouTube video, the outspoken Posner called Roberts a "terrible" manager and blasted his opinions on gay marriage and free speech at abortion clinics.
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Advocates Beware: Justices Don't Want You Sneaking New Issues Into Your Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court is getting fed up with lawyers who pile extra issues and arguments onto cases that were narrow when the justices first decided to grant review. Twice in the last month, justices scolded veteran advocates for deviating from or inflating the questions they had asked the court to answer in their cert petitions.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Posner Slams 'Stupid' Decisions by Chief Justice Roberts, 'Silly' Stances by Scalia

In a new YouTube video, the outspoken Posner called Roberts a "terrible" manager and blasted his opinions on gay marriage and free speech at abortion clinics.
7 minute read

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