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 ...
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Read More »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. ...
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
Read More »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.
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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.
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Read More »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.
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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.
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Read More »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.
Read More »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?
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