By Jimmy Hoover | December 14, 2023
The case sets up an unprecedented legal showdown over Trump's primary defense to a four-count indictment in D.C. federal court brought by Smith's office, which represents a dramatic new chapter in the relationship between the former president and the judicial body that he transformed.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 14, 2023
Former President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen urged a federal appeals court Thursday to allow his retaliation lawsuit against the ex-president to move forward under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which permits civil claims for damages for constitutional violations by federal officers.
By Lee A. Spielmann | December 14, 2023
Supreme Court decisions of far-reaching consequences have often been accompanied by impassioned dissents. This article highlights some of the more notable ones.
By Jimmy Hoover | December 13, 2023
The ACLU has struck up a rare alliance with the NRA for what could be a major First Amendment case at the Supreme Court this term. How did this odd pairing come about?
By Jeffrey M. Winn | December 12, 2023
Prior to the United States' entrance into World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court -- mostly nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, had issued several important decisions that enforced the civil rights of a variety of Americans against government discrimination. But after America became a combatant, the court would issue morally corrosive rulings that ultimately deprived 120,000 people of the equal protection of the laws.
By Monica Arnold and Michelle Armond | December 11, 2023
From life sciences to industrial designs to trade shows, these decisions spanned a wide variety of patent law issues and signal that Constitutional patent rights are still exploring new legal questions and breaking new ground almost 250 years after our nation's founding, says Armond Wilson's Monica Arnold and Michelle Armond.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 10, 2023
We mourn the passing of Justice O'Connor, but we also take the occasion to celebrate her professional life and career, and her impact, not only in law, but in the recognition of the professional ability of women and their status at the bar.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 8, 2023
"It was a time when it was still pretty lonely out there for women," recalled Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood.
By Jimmy Hoover | December 7, 2023
To prove its point, Yelp used an example that the Supreme Court will be familiar with in its argument against the Florida and Texas laws.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 7, 2023
"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.
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