By Marcia Coyle | July 26, 2017
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Wednesday in New Zealand voiced concerns about the privacy implications of new technology that allows police to "see through walls," echoing the alarm his newest colleague, Justice Neil Gorsuch, first raised nearly three years ago.
By Nick Perry | July 26, 2017
"There are devices now that can allow law enforcement to see through walls. Heat imaging and all this kind of thing," U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said at an event at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. "Well, what does that do to a body of law that's developed from common law days in England about when you can search a house?"
By Tony Mauro | July 26, 2017
As Supreme Court counsel for the National Association of Attorneys General for the last 21 years, Dan Schweitzer has read thousands of briefs and has helped edit many. He has a new style guide for advocates that's full of tips for sounding like you're a regular.
By Tony Mauro | July 24, 2017
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Jay Sekulow said on Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately be called on to decide the scope of presidential pardon power. If that happens, the justices will likely dust off one of the few cases in which the high court has ruled on the pardon power: the 1866 decision in Ex Parte Garland, involving one of the most prolific—and acerbic—advocates before the court: Augustus Garland.
By Barry J. Schindler, Lennie A. Bersh and Joshua C. Malino | July 24, 2017
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court found that the sale of a patented product in the United States or abroad exhausted all patent rights in the product, and thus eliminated patent rights as a tool to control downstream resale of the product.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | July 21, 2017
Fifty years ago on May 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark decision of In Re: Gault. Connecticut's commitment to juvenile justice has given us hope that the legacy of Gault will continue to be honored for another 50 years.
By Charles Toutant | July 19, 2017
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has filed a new motion to dismiss his corruption charges, finding hope in last week's appellate ruling reversing the bribery conviction of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
By Tony Mauro | July 19, 2017
Two lawyers are leaving the U.S. solicitor general's office for private practice, two have joined from private firms, and more departures and hires are likely before the fall term begins in October.
By Marcia Coyle | July 19, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, rejecting a Trump administration challenge, said grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members with close U.S. relatives can travel here from six predominantly Muslim nations. But the court continued to bar refugees with sponsorship agreements with U.S. resettlement agencies.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | July 19, 2017
An appellate court in California has issued a decision in a case stemming from a massive explosion at a pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc., that further expands the reach of the “professional services” exclusion in commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies.
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