Litigation

Justice Souter and the Supreme Courts Church-State Balance
Brookings Institution: "As we await a White House announcement, a consideration of Justice David Souter?s religious liberty legacy is in order. Justice Souter has had a strong voice and an interesting combination of views on these matters...

Souters Step Down: The Church-State Wall Loses A Friend At The Supreme Court
I was shocked and saddened to open my Washington Post this morning and read about Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter?s plan to retire. The high court is about to lose one of its strongest defenders of the church-state wall...

How Souter's Replacement Could Change the Court:
The prevailing wisdom is that replacing Justice David Souter will not have a significant impact on the Supreme Court's balance. For most high-profile, ideologically charged issues, this is probably true (at...

Justice Souter and his replacement
Press accounts often characterize Justice David Souter as simply one of the Court's liberal voices. That may be true on some issues, but on questions of restraining the overuse of litigation (as also on, say, many criminal law issues) Souter...

Souter probes Maine ballot access issue
Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has asked the state of Maine and the state Democratic Party chairman to supply their views on the right of an independent candidate for U.S. Senate to have his name on the November election ballot...

Justice Souter Retiring
Justice David Souter plans to retire from the Supreme Court when the term ends in June, according to new accounts. In the field of mass torts, Justice Souter authored the majority opinion in Ortiz v...

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

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

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

The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Katrina Victims See Justice, Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions
Katrina Victims See Justice Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions

WaMu Cash Balance Pension Plan - Partial Preliminary Settlement
WaMu Cash Balance Pension Plan Partial Preliminary Settlement

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation