http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T11:03:17-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/why_so_secretive_scalia_asks_telecom_trade_group/ Orphan acronyms, particularly unpronounceable ones, may be the future, but they don’t appear to sit well with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Blog of the Legal Times reports. In a case published Monday, a footnote of the majority opinion authored by Scalia… U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:28 -0500 44291.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_takes_government_prayer_case/ The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a First Amendment case involving town board meetings in Greece, N.Y., that include prayer. The Supreme Court granted the cert petition (PDF) on Monday, SCOTUSblog reports. It’s reportedly the first time in three decades that the… Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:43 -0500 44274.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_who_filed_vaccine_suit_too_late_can_still_get_attorneys_fees_supreme_/ Melissa Cloer filed suit too late to win any potential damages for her claimed injury from hepatitis B vaccines. But that doesn't preclude an award of attorney fees under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Monday opinion (PDF) authored by Justice… Appellate Practice, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:53 -0500 44275.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/holder_spars_with_issa_over_email_release_says_the_lawmakers_behavior_is_sh/ Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with a Republican lawmaker from California on Wednesday during questioning about a purported deal to drop a lawsuit against the city of St. Paul, Minn. Holder told U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa that his behavior was “unacceptable” and “shameful,” report ABC News, the… Attorney General, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment, U.S. Supreme Court Thu, 16 May 2013 08:54:17 -0500 44213.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/angelina_jolies_op-ed_on_preventive_mastectomy_backs_gene_tests_that_are_su/ Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy, explained in a New York Times op-ed, was due to a defect in the BRCA1 gene that greatly increased the actress’s risk for breast cancer. Jolie wrote about her experience because she hoped that other women would also… Health Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, U.S. Supreme Court Wed, 15 May 2013 12:27:10 -0500 44197.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can_children_be_protected_from_signs_with_photos_of_aborted_fetuses/ An anti-abortion protester who displayed large pictures of aborted fetuses outside a Denver church during an outdoor Palm Sunday ceremony says he is protected by the First Amendment. A cert petition in the case is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York Times reports.… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Religious Law, U.S. Supreme Court Wed, 15 May 2013 05:40:01 -0500 44167.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/few_minorities_and_women_argued_supreme_court_cases_this_term/ Debo Adegbile was the only African American lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. The Associated Press took a look at the diversity of the lawyers in oral arguments since October and concluded the Supreme Court is more diverse than the lawyers… Appellate Practice, Careers, U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 14 May 2013 08:27:34 -0500 44164.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_rejects_farmers_blame_the_bean_defense_and_patent_exhaustion_claim/ A farmer with a “less orthodox approach” to use of patented seeds has lost his Supreme Court appeal in a patent infringement case. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman and his patent exhaustion argument in a unanimous opinion (PDF) by Justice Elena Kagan.… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 13 May 2013 10:04:26 -0500 44145.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ginsburg_expands_on_her_disenchantment_with_roe_v._wade_legacy/ In a broad-ranging discussion on the subject of abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Saturday reiterated and expanded her continuing disenchantment with the legacy of Roe v. Wade. Speaking to several hundred students Saturday at the University of Chicago School of Law, Ginsburg said the sheer sweep… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Constitutional Law, Legal History, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 13 May 2013 09:20:20 -0500 44139.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nlj_correspondents_book_chronicles_citizens_united_three_other_major_suprem/ A new book by the National Law Journal’s chief Washington correspondent chronicles four major cases decided by the Roberts court, including the Citizens United decision finding that corporations have a First Amendment right to support political candidates with independent spending. The book is The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the… Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 13 May 2013 05:40:02 -0500 44123.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justice_ginsburg_is_close_behind_judge_judy_on_most_trusted_list/ Americans trust Judge Judy more than Supreme Court justices. But actors are apparently the most trusted people in America, according to a Reader’s Digest poll. Topping its trusted list were actors Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Denzel Washington. The top judges? Judith Sheindlin, TV’s Judge Judy, was… Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court Wed, 08 May 2013 07:01:55 -0500 44082.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/why_scotus_does_not_want_to_visit_asheville/ The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., is standing by to house the U.S. Supreme Court in the event of an enemy attack. Never mind that the agreement for emergency accommodations was signed with court officials in 1956. The hotel’s marketing director, Tracey Johnston-Crum, tells the U.S. Supreme Court Wed, 08 May 2013 05:40:06 -0500 44067.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/alito_and_roberts_are_the_most_pro-businesses_justices_since_1946/ Not every decision by the Roberts court has favored businesses. But the U.S. Supreme Court is more pro-business in its rulings than any other since 1946, according to a new study. And two of its justices are also the most pro-business among 36 who served on the court since World… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure, Corporate Law, Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:49 -0500 44045.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cert_denial_could_lead_to_boost_in_federal_judges_pay/ Federal judges may be closer to winning promised cost-of-living adjustments after the U.S. Supreme Court declined cert last month in an appeal by six present and former federal judges. The judges in Beer v. United States claimed the failure to pay COLA increases for six different years amounted to a… Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 06 May 2013 13:50:18 -0500 44048.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justice_thomas_any_black_president_must_be_approved_by_elites/ Justice Clarence Thomas says he expected to see a black president win election in his lifetime, as long as the candidate got the approval of "the elites and the media." Thomas offered his views in comments at Duquesne Law School last month that are just… Executive Branch, Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 06 May 2013 07:32:25 -0500 44039.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chemerinsky_another_look_at_same-sex_marriage_cases/ No decisions are more eagerly awaited from the U.S. Supreme Court than those in the marriage equality cases. Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor were argued on March 26 and 27, and most expect that the decisions will be announced at the end of June. Having just re-read… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Trials & Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court Thu, 02 May 2013 08:30:19 -0500 43946.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/law_prof_chemerinsky_offers_a_syllabus_on_how_the_high_court_can_polish_its/ Judiciary, Law Professors, Legal Writing, U.S. Supreme Court, Supreme Court Report Wed, 01 May 2013 03:30:19 -0500 43793.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lgbt_lawyers_join_high_court_bar/ Bar Associations, Careers, Civil Rights, Legal History, U.S. Supreme Court, Business of Law Wed, 01 May 2013 02:10:06 -0500 43757.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/may_6_1882_congress_passes_first_major_law_restricting_immigration/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Legal History, Legislation & Lobbying, U.S. Supreme Court, Precedents Wed, 01 May 2013 00:40:06 -0500 43799.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_declines_case_on_de_facto_life_sentences_for_juveniles/ The U.S. Supreme Court declined to clear up some confusion over lengthy sentences for juveniles when it refused last week to hear the case of a juvenile who won’t be eligible for early release until he is 95 years old. The defendant, Chaz Bunch of Ohio, was convicted of kidnapping… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:37:39 -0500 43975.abajournal.com