Corporate & Securities Law

"The Trial of John Roberts"
"The Trial of John Roberts": In yesterday's edition of The New York Times, law professor Jeffrey Rosen had an op-ed that begins, "Four years ago, when John Roberts became chief justice of the United States, he said that he hoped to emulate the modesty and unanimity of his greatest predecessor, John Marshall...

The Trial of John Roberts
Jeffrey Rosen writes at the NY Times: "Likewise, if the Roberts court issues a sweeping 5-to-4 decision in the current case, Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, striking down longstanding bans on corporate campaign expenditures, it would define John Roberts as indelibly as Miranda defined Earl Warren...

The drawbacks of living constitutionalism Perish the thought!
Over at Convictions, Dahlia Lithwick has seen something in my previous post on living constitutionalism that I didn't see. I was not writing about the "drawbacks of living constitutionalism," but about how living constitutionalism of the kind she likes actually works...

Jeff Rosen on Citizens United, Chief Justice Roberts, and CJ Earl Warren
This NY Times column from today's newspaper reminds me of this Linda Greenhouse NYT oped from January. Different case, similar argument. Who knows? It worked before....

"Earl Warren, a justice with empathy: The Warren court drew upon the singular character of its chief to craft a remarkable body of work."
"Earl Warren, a justice with empathy: The Warren court drew upon the singular character of its chief to craft a remarkable body of work." Jim Newton has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

Stebenne reviews Scheiber, Earl Warren and the Warren Court: The Legacy in American and Foreign Law

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Treasurer Embezzlement
Mary Lou Puccio repays Warren Cheer and Pom Program $26,000 after stealing money.

City of Warren
alleging property damage caused by city mandated trees

John Vermillion and Associates LLC et al.
allegedly misrepresented themselves as qualified financial advisers to sell living trusts and exploit senior citizens.

St. John Health
Agrees a $13.5 Million Settlement in Antitrust Class Action

John Hancock
$24 Million Settlement in Racial Discriminaton Class Action

Celebrity Chef
John Burton Race ordered to pay wife $7.2 million divorce settlement.