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JURIST - Paper Chase: Groups petition Supreme Court to overturn Montana ban on corporate campaign
JURIST - Paper Chase: Groups petition Supreme Court to overturn Montana ban on corporate campaign spending
Tennessee amends code of judicial conduct to require recusal of judges who receive campaign
The Tennessee Supreme Court has taken steps to eliminate the influence of large campaign contributions in judicial races. The new rule in Tennessee was inspired by the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 129 S.Ct. 2252, 173 L.Ed.2d 1208, which recognized the
PointOfLaw Forum: SCOTUS Grants 5.5-Hour Oral Argument on Constitutionality of PPACA: What to Expect
In October, PointofLaw asked whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was SCOTUS-bound. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari to examine the various major issues raised with regard to the federal healthcare legislation. According to...
beSpacific: California Supreme Court Affirms Warrantless Search of Suspects Cell Phone Text Messages
PEOPLE v. DIAZ, Criminal Appeal, Start Date: 09/09/2008. Opinion issued - Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed...
SCOTUS: Skilling and Honest Services : Wired GC
Apparently a white collar conviction requires a crime to have been committed.The US Supreme Court ruled today (PDF) in the case of former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling. It found that the government’s use of a deprivation of “honest services” statute given Skilling’s
Podcast: Attorneys in SCOTUS’ Honest Services Cases Discuss Future of Fraud Prosecutions - News -
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US Supreme Court rules in favor of transparency in elections
In an 8-1 decision today, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Washington’s voter-approved public records law, retaining the public’s ability to obtain copies of petitions signed in favor of placing initiatives and referenda on the ballot. Attorney General Rob McKenna personally
There must be nowhere for torturers to hide
There must be nowhere for torturers to hide. The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) today welcomed news that the US Supreme Court has ruled that ex-officials of foreign governments do not have automatic immunity from lawsuits alleging torture.
JURIST - Paper Chase: Justice Stevens to retire from US Supreme Court
JURIST - Paper Chase: Justice Stevens to retire from US Supreme Court
SCOTUS Website Re-designed – Slaw
The Supreme Court of the United States has launched a new website. According to their What’s New page:Welcome to the Supreme Court’s new Website, which not only has a new look, but also incorporates new features, including:recent Court decisions accessible from the homepagedocket files
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