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Criminal Practice – SCOTUS precedents mandate “harsh” habeas result
In re Phillips (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-011-18, 15 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 16-9566; Jan. 16, 2018; on petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 4th Cir. Holding: The Court of Appeals denied Jarius Phillips’ motion for authorization to file a successive application for a writ of habeas corpus, relying on retroactive application of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012). […]
Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will […]
Same-sex marriage opponents urge Supreme Court to go slow
Same-sex marriage opponents acknowledge they face a tough task in trying to persuade the Supreme Court to allow states to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
SCOTUS: Energy companies must face price fixing claims
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that energy companies can be sued under state antitrust laws for illegally manipulating natural gas prices more than a decade ago during California's energy crisis.
Justices seem divided over EPA mercury limits
A seemingly divided Supreme Court weighed the Obama administration's first-ever regulations aimed at reducing power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants that contribute to respiratory illnesses, birth defects and developmental problems in children.
A decision with teeth
LegalZoom is trumpeting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Feb. 25 against the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, while an attorney for the state bar dismisses the opinion as being virtually meaningless to LegalZoom’s case.
SCOTUS clarifies rules for rescinding mortgages
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that home buyers don't need to file a lawsuit, but may simply write a letter if they want to back out of a mortgage because they claim their lender violated the federal Truth in Lending Act.
Family Dollar stopped at U.S. Supreme Court’s door
A couple of months ago Lawyers Weekly – and just about everyone else who was watching the case – predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court would grant Family Dollar’s petition for certiorari. Well, we were wrong.
Supreme Court rules on ‘straw purchaser’ law
A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal government can strictly enforce laws that ban a "straw" purchaser from buying a gun for someone else.
US Supreme Court could limit software patents
Is it too easy for high-tech companies to patent inventions that are not really new, but simply take an old idea and blend it with computer wizardry?
US Supreme Court to hear NC teeth-whitening case
Facial hair and teeth-whitening will be getting unusually prominent attention from the Supreme Court.
High court rejects NRA appeals
The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from the National Rifle Association which complained about resistance by governments and judges to the high court's recent seminal rulings declaring that Americans have a constitutional right to own a gun.
Top Legal News
- Catesha Hargro: Finding pathways forward
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- 5th Circuit blocks Louisiana redistricting hearings
- Bonnie Keen: Charting her own course
- Courts’ work will continue amid government shutdown
- NC lawmakers to redraw district maps again
- Mississippi activists ask to join water lawsuit
- State judge blocks gender-affirming care ban
- Menendez pleads not guilty in wide-ranging corruption case
- Lawyer in Trump-Russia probe confirmed for Connecticut high court
- Commercial vehicle crash claims life of wife, mother: $3.99 million settlement
Commentary
- Amotion sees resurgence after almost a decade
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Court’s term was rough on big business
- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- A roadmap to attracting, developing, retaining great associates
