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National Law Journal

Justice Ginsburg Stays Out of Trouble in Talk With Students

Donald Trump didn't come up Thursday as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her first public appearance in Washington since the controversy over her criticisms of the Republican nominee.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Implied False Certification Theory as a Basis for Liability Under the FCA

Health-care providers facing claims of insurance fraud were dealt a blow when the United States Supreme Court, in a June 16 decision, upheld the theory of implied false certification under the federal False Claims Act.
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Block Transgender Teen's Win in Va. School Bathroom Case

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked an order that allowed a Virginia transgender teenager to use his high school's restrooms that correspond with his gender identity. In Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., the high court, voting 5-3 in an unsigned opinion, imposed a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition from the school board.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Justice Urged Bill Clinton to Nominate Garland to Appeals Court

The June 1995 letter from then-retired Justice William Brennan Jr., released Wednesday, endorsed Merrick Garland for a seat on the D.C. Circuit.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

How Supreme Court Decisions Play in Presidential Elections

What do Citizens United, Roe v. Wade and Dred Scott have in common? Presidential candidates have targeted those and other U.S. Supreme Court decisions in their campaigns since the election of 1860 and with little success at making them game-changing issues. "I think the current election has in some ways accelerated the trend of making the court a more prominent election issue," said William G. Ross of Samford University Cumberland School of Law. "There have been more comments by candidates in the primaries about the role of the court and the significance of the election for appointment of justices."
11 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Why Now for Another Supreme Court Clinic?

Jenner & Block and the University of Chicago picked an odd time to join more than a dozen law schools in launching a Supreme Court clinic. Their joint announcement Tuesday comes as the high court prepares for a new term in which it has granted review in only 30 cases so far, an unusually small number. The new clinic will have to compete fiercely with other clinics and law firms for a dwindling number of cases—a trend that has had some wondering if the clinic movement has peaked.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Law Department Interns to Clerk at SCOTUS

Three graduates of the 2012 New York City Law Department Summer Honors Program are heading to the U.S. Supreme Court to clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Supreme Court Takes on Shotgun Sentencing Appeal

The treatment of requests for resentencing by the Atlanta federal appeals court will reach the U.S. Supreme Court in its next term.
11 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

SCOTUS Advocate Bessie Margolin Finds Place in History

Attorney-author Marlene Trestman recalls her first conversation with the accomplished labor lawyer and why it was time for her story to be told.
19 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Thousands of Proposed Constitutional Amendments Need Attention—on Wikipedia

The Law Library of Congress and the National Archives have wiki entries related to more than 11,000 proposed constitutional amendments that need sharp eyes and quick fingers to write and edit. The Law Library and the National Archives, along with Wikimedia D.C., are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on July 29.
7 minute read

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