Litigators of the Week: The Eighth Circuit Knocks Out a $564M Verdict Against BMO in Ponzi Case
Debevoise’s John Gleeson, Mayer Brown’s Richard Spehr and Elaine Goldenberg of Munger Tolles helped convince the Eighth ...
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V.I. Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Granting Trial Priority to Seniors and Terminally Ill
In early August, the V.I. Supreme Court ruled that a 2021 law, which gave senior citizens and terminally ill people priority ...
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High court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search
The Illinois Supreme Court chamber is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) State supreme court rules ...
Karen Read appeal to be heard by Supreme Judicial Court in November
Karen Read’s appeal of a judge’s decision to deny a motion to dismiss two of the three criminal charges she faces will be heard by the full Supreme Judicial Court in November. Read, 44, is charged ...
Illinois Supreme Court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search
Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without ...
Kentucky sheriff killed judge in his chambers following an argument, police say. Here’s what we know
Kentucky State Police are searching for motive as they investigate the fatal shooting of a district judge by a sheriff after ...
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With Supreme Court asked to weigh another Obamacare case, the election could decide if next administration will defend it
Trump’s Justice Department, during his first presidential term, declined to defend the Affordable Care Act in a legal ...
Parental Rights Face a Surprising Moment of Truth at the Supreme Court
A s a new term of Supreme Court rulemaking approaches, minors’ access to gender-affirming care is on the chopping block. In ...
Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark
One of the allures of being a Supreme Court justice is that the job has lifetime tenure. Americans have become accustomed to ...
In the Trump Era, the Supreme Court Can’t ‘Soar Above Politics’
One has to wonder, given how frequently the Supreme Court’s chief justice seems removed from the social and political ...
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Caste Discrimination Case: CA Court Rejects HAF Argument
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On August 12, a federal court in California dismissed the Hindu American Foundation’s attempt to portray legal action against caste-based discrimination as a violation of ...
As the new Supreme Court term nears, regulatory power faces a fresh test
A case involving the vape industry gives the U.S. Supreme Court a chance to further erode the authority of federal regulatory ...