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Supreme Court justices receiving early coronavirus vaccines
U.S. Supreme Court justices are eligible for early coronavirus vaccines and could be receiving them this week. Other judges “are settling in for…
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When we look back at our most-read stories every year, there is usually a pretty eclectic mix. Our readers tend to like unusual headlines, lawyer discipline stories and legal education news. But this year’s most-read stories were fittingly more serious.
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It’s been quite a year, to say the least, and it’s hard to believe 2021 is just around the corner.
Over the last year, we’ve featured on our Instagram…
Dec 21, 2020 9:08 AM CST Antitrust suit targets Google as ad middleman Texas and nine other states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google that contends that the search engine company suppressed competition in…
Dec 16, 2020 4:38 PM CST Dec 16, 2020 2:03 PM CST Dec 15, 2020 11:30 AM CST At least 86 judges reject election claims At least 86 judges have rejected claims by President Donald Trump or his supporters in election lawsuits, according to a count published Dec.…
Dec 14, 2020 4:39 PM CST Dec 14, 2020 3:46 PM CST Dec 14, 2020 10:47 AM CST Dec 14, 2020 9:59 AM CST Federal prisoner Brandon Bernard was executed in Indiana on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay his execution. Bernard apologized for his role in the deaths of two youth ministers in Texas in 1999. He was 18 at the time of the crime. Dec 11, 2020 9:41 AM CST Trump seeks to intervene in Supreme Court election case President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to intervene as a plaintiff in Texas’ bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court…
Dec 10, 2020 4:03 PM CST Dec 10, 2020 12:26 PM CSTAfternoon Briefs: 10 states file antitrust suit against Google; SCOTUS sides with churches
Supreme Court will consider restrictions on compensation for college athletes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether restrictions on compensation for college athletes violate federal antitrust law.
Yale law librarian’s top 10 quotes of the year include 1 by Justice Ginsburg before her death
A quote attributed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before her death has made a top 10 list of quotes for the year compiled by Yale Law School law librarian Fred Shapiro.
Afternoon Briefs: At least 86 judges reject election claims; granddaughter of Biden joins BigLaw
Supreme Court will consider Goldman Sachs case that could limit shareholder suits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday accepted a case that could limit securities class actions against companies that make generic statements about integrity before a drop in stock prices.
9th Circuit wrongly overturned death sentence, Supreme Court rules in summary decision
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday summarily reversed a federal appeals court decision on behalf of a death-row inmate who claimed that his trial lawyer was ineffective.
Was SCOTUS unanimous in tossing Texas’ election suit on standing ground? Alito a cipher
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday evening refused to allow Texas to file a lawsuit directly with the court that challenged the election results in four other states.
Federal inmate is executed after Supreme Court denies stay; dissent points to hidden evidence
Afternoon Briefs: Trump seeks to intervene in SCOTUS election case; new LA district attorney touts reforms
Standing issue keeps SCOTUS from ruling on state requirement for politically balanced courts
A Delaware lawyer didn’t have standing to challenge a state requirement for political balance and major-party judges on the state’s top courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
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