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"The 3rd Circuit's Report Card From the U.S. Supreme Court -- Part II."
"The 3rd Circuit's Report Card From the U.S. Supreme Court -- Part II." Today's edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia's daily newspaper for lawyers, contains this month's installment of my "Upon Further Review" column...

Tax Court Video Series
The U.S. Tax Court has produced an eight part video series, Welcome to the Tax Court: Welcome and Overview Part One: Understanding the Process Part Two: Introduction to the United States Tax Court Part Three: Filing the Petition Part Four: Pretrial Matters Part Five: Calendar Call and Trial Part Six:...

Tax Court Video
The Tax Court has released an eight-part video series, An Introduction to the United States Tax Court: Welcome & Overview Part One: Understanding the Process Part Two: Introduction to the United States Tax Court Part Three: Filing the Petition Part Four: Pretrial Matters Part Five: Calendar Call and Trial Part...

Report of the Working Group on a Court of Appeal
I’ve written about this report twice already. The first occasion was when a committee chaired by Ms Justice Susan Denham of the Supreme Court was established to consider the necessity for a new Irish Court of Appeal (this was in part a response to an article on the point which Judge Denham had written the [...

Appellate Group of the Year
(Eugene Volokh) I?m pleased to report that my colleagues in the Mayer Brown LLP Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group ? with which I?m a part-part-part-part-time Academic Affiliate ? were named the Appellate Group of the Year by Law360...

Chambers v. United States - Failure to Report to Jail is Not an ACCA Violent Felony
In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court held that a failure to report to penal confinement does not qualify as a "violent felony" for purposes of triggering the mandatory 15-year sentence for felons unlawfully in possession of a firearm who have three prior convictions...

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

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

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

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

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

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

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation