Above The Law News
- Do You Want To Give Trump Half A Billion? — See Alsoby Chris Williams on March 18, 2024 at 10:45 pm
Neither Does Anyone Else!: Rough times for the former president. Is The Respect Period Over For RBG?: The Opperman Foundation seems to think so. Watch That Block Button: Supreme Court tells government officials when they can ignore you. The Layoffs Are Back: Bryan Cave is cutting jobs. Insider Trading Nets An Associate's Ex Jail Time: Leave the insider trading to Congress. The post Do You Want To Give Trump Half A Billion? — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.
- Washington’s Supreme Court Green-Lights Three Ways To Skip The Bar Examby Chris Williams on March 18, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Three cheers to razing the bar! The post Washington’s Supreme Court Green-Lights Three Ways To Skip The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.
- The Law School On *Both* Sides Of The Supreme Courtby Kathryn Rubino on March 18, 2024 at 8:52 pm
It's a 'no lose' situation for the law school. The post The Law School On *Both* Sides Of The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
- In A Year Marked By Associate Deferrals, Top 50 Biglaw Firm Hits Record Revenueby Staci Zaretsky on March 18, 2024 at 8:16 pm
Perhaps it was all for the good of the firm after all.... The post In A Year Marked By Associate Deferrals, Top 50 Biglaw Firm Hits Record Revenue appeared first on Above the Law.
- I Guess We’re Just Sh*tting All Over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy Nowby Kathryn Rubino on March 18, 2024 at 7:45 pm
Yeah... I don't think RBG would be cool with honoring Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch. The post I Guess We’re Just Sh*tting All Over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy Now appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUS Blog
- Georgia man sentenced to death challenges state’s striking of Black jurorsby Kalvis Golde on March 18, 2024 at 4:46 pm
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In its landmark 1986 decision in Batson v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional... The post Georgia man sentenced to death challenges state’s striking of Black jurors appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
- The morning read for Monday, March 18by Ellena Erskine on March 18, 2024 at 1:56 pm
At 10 a.m. EDT, the justices will hear oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri and National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo. Listen live. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:... The post The morning read for Monday, March 18 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
- Justices to hear NRA’s free speech argument against New York financial services officialby Amy Howe on March 18, 2024 at 2:17 am
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over a lower court’s order that would limit the federal government’s abilities to communicate with social media platforms about their content moderation policies. When that case has finished, the justices will move quickly... The post Justices to hear NRA’s free speech argument against New York financial services official appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
- Supreme Court limits “safety valve” in federal sentencing lawby Ronald Mann on March 15, 2024 at 9:51 pm
Justice Elena Kagan’s opinion for a sharply divided court in Pulsifer v. United States resolves an ambiguity in the provisions added to federal sentencing law in the First Step Act of 2018, coming down firmly on the side of the government. The problem involves how... The post Supreme Court limits “safety valve” in federal sentencing law appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
- Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social mediaby Amy Howe on March 15, 2024 at 3:42 pm
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that public officials who post about topics relating to their work on their personal social media accounts are acting on behalf of the government, and therefore can be held liable for violating the First Amendment when they block their... The post Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media appeared first on SCOTUSblog.