Federal Judiciary

A Second Take Today on the Supreme Court
Earlier today I posted Joan Biskupic's USA Today article. FindLaw.com columnist Edward Lazarus has, "The Supreme Court and Public Opinion: Will They Soon Diverge If a Democrat Is Elected This Year?" Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has moved in...

U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Linda Greenhouse, who was awarded a Golden Pen Award from the Legal Writing Institute in 2003, writes today in the New York Times about a surprising development at the U.S. Supreme Court...

Courts - More on: Oklahoma Supreme Court "cuts off online access to records"
Updating this ILB entry from March 12th, John Greiner of The Oklahoman reports today:The Oklahoma Supreme Court today rescinded its controversial rules that would limit public access to court information on its Web site and in court files, saying it...

Texas Supreme Court upholds juvenile's right to counsel
In an opinion issued today, the Texas Supreme Court did something it had only ever done one time before. It talked about Miranda. The Texas Supreme Court is a civil court. It doesn't hear criminal cases...

Supreme Court of Mexico expected to rule today on new abortion law
The NY Times has reported that the Supreme Court of Mexico is scheduled to vote today on whether to invalidate a Mexico City law that allows unrestricted abortions in the first trimester of pregnancy...

Courts - Intensive competition for Supreme Court clients described
From Howard Bashman's How Appealing today:"Supreme Court - The Hottest Docket in Town; Firms Clamor to Be Among the Few To Go Before the Nation's Final Arbiter": Brent Kendall has this very interesting front page article today in The Daily....

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

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

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.