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Remembering Frank Wagner, Who Helped the Supreme Court Go Digital

Frank Wagner, the former U.S. Supreme Court official who put the justices' decisions into publishable form for more than 23 years and in 2000 helped to put them online, died Aug. 28. He was 71 years old.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Election Could Alter Supreme Court's Business Agenda

The court's pro-business momentum around class actions and arbitration has slowed since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The president who chooses Scalia's replacement could determine whether the trend picks back up or reverses.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Won't Block Senate Subpoena Targeting Backpage.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by Backpage.com's chief executive to block a congressional subpoena to produce business documents in a sex trafficking investigation. The high court issued its decision in Ferrer v. Senate Permanent Subcommittee without comment. Justice Samuel Alito Jr. did not take part in the ruling.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

Shaping Intangible Concrete: Lower Courts' Application of 'Spokeo' on Privacy

Since the Supreme Court's May ruling, lower courts have used 'Spokeo' to filter out cases where plaintiffs cannot show any harm.
12 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Municipalities, Heed SCOTUS Ruling on Political Signs

By | September 12, 2016
Although sign regulations must satisfy strict scrutiny if they are content-based, municipalities are not powerless to enact and enforce reasonable sign regulations.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Readying the Legal Community for More Neuroscientific Evidence

OPINION: Understanding complex advances in neurolaw can aid the administration of justice.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Clement's Surprise Move Rattles the Supreme Court Bar

Lawyers across Washington took in the news of the Bancroft-Kirkland combo on Monday. "It's a huge coup," said one veteran advocate.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

The Future of Enhanced Damages After 'Halo'?

SCOTUS: the Patent Act gives trial judges discretion to assess these awards in "egregious cases."
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Visit Military Campus She Transformed

More than 20 years after her ruling opened the doors of Virginia Military Institute to women, Ginsburg's planned visit has the feel of history.
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Backpage.com is Challenged on Two Fronts in Supreme Court

The two cases that involve the online classifieds company Backpage.com feature very different legal questions. But they both carry potentially significant implications for internet content providers in particular and, more largely, for the digital economy.
11 minute read

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