Constitutional Law
- Rhode Island Governor Loses Bid for Supreme Court Stay in Showdown over Death Penalty
May 25, 2012, 08:24 am CDT
- Forewoman’s Report of Deadlock on Lesser Charge Doesn’t Bar Retrial for Murder, Supreme Court Rules
May 24, 2012, 09:56 am CDT
- Journalists Sue for Access to Entire Executions in Idaho; Was 9th Circuit Ignored?
May 23, 2012, 10:24 am CDT
- Retired Justice Stevens Hits ‘Misleading’ Parts of Bush v. Gore, Suggests Extension of Rationale
May 23, 2012, 08:03 am CDT
- Maryland’s Highest Court OKs Same-Sex Divorce
May 22, 2012, 04:26 pm CDT
- School District Ordered to Pay Student $20K in Lawsuit Over ‘Jesus Is Not a Homophobe’ T-Shirt
May 22, 2012, 01:30 pm CDT
- Supreme Court to Consider Standing in ACLU Suit Challenging ‘Dragnet Surveillance’
May 21, 2012, 11:57 am CDT
- Supreme Court Turns Down File-Sharing Appeal Challenging Remittitur Procedure
May 21, 2012, 11:26 am CDT
- Woman Charged with Killing Infant in Suicide Attempt While Pregnant Is Granted Bond
May 18, 2012, 05:39 pm CDT
- Judge Sees ‘Devastating Effect’ If New DA’s Prior Defense Work Knocks Office Off All His Old Cases
May 18, 2012, 10:30 am CDT
- Trial Looms in Federal Case Over Death of Family Pet Shot by Police in Front of Girl, 12
May 17, 2012, 05:22 pm CDT
- Cert Petition: Record Industry Sought to Create Frightening Urban Legend with Downloading Damages
May 17, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- State Attorney Seeks Blanket Recusal of Fla. Judge Who Criticized Criminal Justice System
May 16, 2012, 10:00 am CDT
- Supreme Court to Consider Cert Grant in Case of Officers Who Used Taser on a Pregnant Woman
May 16, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- After Lawmakers Nix Gay Prosecutor for Judge’s Seat, Top Va. Attorney Calls Vote an ‘Embarassment’
May 15, 2012, 05:55 pm CDT
- Suit Claims the Senate Filibuster Violates Unstated Constitutional Principle of Majority Rule
May 15, 2012, 11:48 am CDT
- How a Kennedy Concurrence Turned into a Majority Opinion in Citizens United
May 15, 2012, 08:14 am CDT
- Law Prof Volokh Argues Google Has a Free Speech Right to Determine Search Results
May 14, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- US ‘Pattern or Practice’ Suit Says Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office Discriminated Against Latinos
May 10, 2012, 01:16 pm CDT
- Nicholas Katzenbach, Adviser to Lyndon Johnson and JFK, Dies at 90; One of ‘Best and Brightest’
May 9, 2012, 05:01 pm CDT
- Iranian Lawyer Gets 9 Years for Defending Clients on Death Row
May 9, 2012, 03:25 pm CDT
- Feds Say ‘Second Chair’ Lawyer Paid $5K Gave OK Murder Defense Though Lead ‘Counsel’ Was a Fake
May 9, 2012, 12:56 pm CDT
- Longtime Client Died in His Prison Cell, But Lawyer Still Wants Top Calif. Court to Rule on Appeal
May 9, 2012, 11:05 am CDT
- Texas DA Says He Won’t Step Down Despite His Indictment in Federal Racketeering Case
May 9, 2012, 10:37 am CDT
- Ill. Eavesdropping Law Can’t Be Used to Stop Public Recordings of Cops, 7th Circuit Says
May 9, 2012, 09:42 am CDT
- Mom Spends a Night in Jail After Being Held in Contempt for Unilateral Decision to Baptize Son, 12
May 8, 2012, 03:51 pm CDT
- Top Fla. Court to Hear Landmark Foreclosure Fraud Case This Week Despite Parties’ Agreed Dismissal
May 8, 2012, 02:55 pm CDT
- Rhode Island Governor Loses Battle to Keep Inmate from Potential US Death Penalty Prosecution
May 8, 2012, 10:10 am CDT
- DA Running for Congress Is Indicted; Feds Say He Ran His Office as a Criminal RICO Enterprise
May 7, 2012, 05:15 pm CDT
- Disbarred Lawyer Gets 30 Days for Over a Decade of Unauthorized Practice of Law
May 7, 2012, 10:47 am CDT
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