The United States Supreme Court issued four opinions this morning, one of which is receiving significant press coverage. That case is United States v. Jones (10-1259). The Government obtained a search warrant allowing it to install a GPS tracking device…
Posts Tagged ‘Supreme’
Congratulations to Linda Maslow, 11th Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States
23
Jan
Last week SCOTUS announced the appointment of the Court’s 11th Librarian, Linda Maslow, to replace Judy Gaskell, who retired in September, 2011. Maslow has had a long and distinguished career at the Supreme Court’s library. Quoting from the Jan. 17,…
Supreme Court Action: Ineffective Assistance, Federal Question Jurisdiction, and the (Shrinking) Public Domain
18
Jan
The Supreme Court issued three opinions this morning. The first is Maples v. Thomas (10-63). Maples was convicted of murder in Alabama and sentenced to death. He sought post-conviction relief in Alabama state courts as represented by two pro bono…
Supreme Court Action: Out-Of-Court Identifications, Death Benefits, and the Ministerial Exception to Employment Discrcimination
12
Jan
Here are summaries of the three opinions released yesterday by the United States Supreme Court. The first case is Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974). Perry was convicted of theft by unauthorized taking. One piece of evidence used against him was…
Supreme Court Action: Brady Violations, Arbitration, Federal Tort Claims, and Habeas Relief
11
Jan
The United States Supreme Court issued its first opinions of 2012 with four released yesterday and three today. The first of these is Smith v. Cain (10-8145), where the Court considered whether statements that were undisclosed to the defense in…
Supreme Court Action: Arbitration And A Whole Lot of Habeas
14
Nov
The Supreme Court issued four opinions in the last two weeks. Three of them are Per Curiam and one was authored by Justice Scalia. The first of these is Cavasos v. Smith (10-1115). It’s an unusual case involving the prosecution…
Short Takes On The News: Law Schools and The Supreme Court
24
Oct
Robert V. Ward Jr., Dean of the University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth School Of Law, resigned at the end of last week citing health reasons. There are some questions hovering over the resignation due to an audit of University credit card…
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rule Against Health Law Mandate
12
Aug
The rest of the law stays in place however. The opinion is here. This should set up a conflict in the circuits ripe for adjudication by the Supreme Court. The Sixth Circuit ruled otherwise. [MG]
History of Dictionary Usage by the Supreme Court: Is SCOTUS Guidance Needed?
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Jul
And we are not talking about Black’s Law Dictionary. From the abstract of Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier and Samuel A. Thumma, Scaling the Lexicon Fortress: The United States Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries in the Twenty-First Century, 94 Marq. L. Rev….
