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Supremo Tribunal Federal

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp
  • May 22

    AP 470: julgamento de embargos será comunicado com 10 dias de antecedência

    AP 470: julgamento de embargos será comunicado com 10 dias de antecedência
    Por sugestão do decano do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ministro Celso de Mello, o presidente da Corte, ministro Joaquim Barbosa, que é relator da Ação Penal (AP) 470, concordou em comunicar aos ministros com dez…
  • May 22

    Rejeitado recurso de empresa de cigarros sobre requisito para funcionamento

    Rejeitado recurso de empresa de cigarros sobre requisito para funcionamento
    O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal negou provimento a recurso da American Virginia Indústria Comércio Importação e Exportação de Tabacos Ltda. contra decisão do Tribunal Regional…
  • May 22

    Magistrados de todo o País poderão concorrer a vagas para CNJ e CNMP

    Magistrados de todo o País poderão concorrer a vagas para CNJ e CNMP
    Os ministros do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) formalizaram, em sessão administrativa realizada na noite de hoje (22), o processo de escolha dos magistrados a serem indicados pela Corte daqui por diante para compor os Conselhos…
Rank this Week: 29

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Koç and Demir Turkey (26793/08)

    Koç and Demir Turkey (26793/08)
    Koç and Demir v. Turkey (no. 26793/08). The applicants, Coşkun Koç and Turgay Demir, are Turkish nationals who were born in 1972 and 1977 respectively and live in Istanbul. At the relevant time they were respectively a…
  • May 22

    C.A.S. and C.S. Romania (26692/05)

    C.A.S. and C.S. Romania (26692/05)
    The applicants, C.S. and C.A.S., father and son, are Romanian nationals who were born in 1954 and 1990 respectively and currently live in Iasi (Romania). The case concerns C.A.S.’ complaint that it took the authorities seven years to…
  • May 22

    Arseniev, Republic of Moldova (10614/06)

    Arseniev, Republic of Moldova (10614/06)
    Arseniev v. Republic of Moldova (nos. 10614/06 and 10620/06) The applicant, Igor Arseniev, is a Moldovan national who was born in 1959 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence for murder in a prison in Chişinău. Relying on Article 3…
Rank this Week: 47

SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/
  • May 22

    Burnside headed back to the Sixth Circuit?

    Burnside headed back to the Sixth Circuit?
    Last week in Burnside v. Walters, the Court took the fairly unusual step of granting cert. without having first received a brief from any of the respondents in the case:  the case’s online docket indicates that the Court called for…
  • May 22

    Petition of the day

    Petition of the day
    The petition of the day is:
  • May 22

    Greenhouse gas case explained

    Greenhouse gas case explained
    UPDATE:  The D.C. Circuit Court decision at issue in this case can be read here.  The order denying en banc review, together with opinions issued along with that order, can be found here. —————–…
Rank this Week: 128

Eastern District of Texas Federal…

Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice

Devoted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with special emphasis on patent litigation. By Michael C. Smith.

http://mcsmith.blogs.com/eastern_district_of_texas/
  • May 21

    Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Sever Denied

    Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Sever Denied
    MicroUnity v. Acer, et al., 2:10cv91 (3/26/13) Judge: Roy Payne Holding: Motion For Reconsideration Of Order Denying Motion To Sever Certain Claims DENIED Qualcomm asserted that the Court’s prior ruling denying its prior motion to sever…
  • May 21

    Chief Judge Leonard Davis Named Tex-ABOTA Jurist of the Year

    Chief Judge Leonard Davis Named Tex-ABOTA Jurist of the Year
    The 2013 TEX-ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) Annual Award honorees were chosen in a vote at the TEX-ABOTA board meeting on May 18, 2013. The honorees listed below include East Texas’ own Chief Judge Leonard Davis, who was…
  • May 20

    There Are Two Ways to Lose a Case in the Eastern District of Texas...

    There Are Two Ways to Lose a Case in the Eastern District of Texas...
    Alexsam v. IDT, 2012-1063-1064 (Fed. Cir. 5/20/13) Holding: Judgment of Infringement Reversed ... Except for the Part That Was a Discovery Sanction Long time practitioners in the Eastern District of Texas will have heard it from former judge…
Rank this Week: 172

The BLT: Blog of Legal Times

The BLT: Blog of Legal Times

The National Law Journal's blog covering law, lobbying, politics, crime, courts, business, and culture in the nation's capital and beyond.

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/
  • Nov 29

    Senate Committee Moves Forward with Internet Privacy Bill

    Senate Committee Moves Forward with Internet Privacy Bill
    The Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward Thursday to update a privacy law that would require law enforcement and regulatory agencies to obtain search warrants before getting content of emails and other electronic communications. But the…
  • Nov 29

    Friday is the Day for Clothing Drive for the Homele

    Friday is the Day for Clothing Drive for the Homele
    D.C.-area lawyers, law firm staff and their families will be clearing out their clothes closets tonight. Gifts for the Homeless, the lawyer-led nonprofit that uses all donated money to help the homeless, is holding its annual clothing…
  • Nov 29

    Goodlatte to Tackle Range of Issues at House Judiciary Committee

    Goodlatte to Tackle Range of Issues at House Judiciary Committee
    Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) has been elected to serve as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee when the 113th Congress convenes in January, putting him in the center of issues like antitrust, immigration reform and Department of…
Rank this Week: 182

Federalist Society SCOTUScast

Federalist Society SCOTUScast

Provides expert commentary on U.S. Supreme Court cases as they are argued and issued. By the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies.

http://fedsoc.server326.com/audio/SCOTUScast/SCOTUScast.xml
  • May 21

    Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A. - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

    Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A. - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
    On May 13, 2013,  the Supreme Court announced its decision in Bullock v. BankChampaign, NA, a bankruptcy case.  Bankruptcy law provides debtors a means of discharging their otherwise unmanageable debts, but there are…
  • May 20

    Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

    Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
    On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Genesis HealthCare Corp v. Symczyk.  This case concerned the scope of the federal courts’ power to adjudicate cases.  The question was whether a case becomes…
  • May 14

    Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds - Post-Decision SCOTUScast

    Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
    On February 27, 2013 the Supreme Court announced its decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds. The question in this case is twofold: (a) whether, in misrepresentation actions under SEC Rule 10-b(5),…
Rank this Week: 270

Oral Arguments

Oral Arguments

From the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov
Rank this Week: 280

Southern District of Florida Blog

Southern District of Florida Blog

Provides news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. By David Markus

http://sdfla.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    One many saved and another to be executed

    One many saved and another to be executed
    1.  Big win for Alfredo Izaguirre, who got an acquittal on murder and kidnapping charges before Judge Moore yesterday.  From the Herald: A member of the Santiesteban clan’s pot-peddling ring bear-hugged his…
  • May 20

    Joint post by Justice Building, South Florida Lawyers, and Southern District of Florida Blog

    Joint post by Justice Building, South Florida Lawyers, and Southern District of Florida Blog
    You lose your rights, not with a bang, but with a whimper. One small encroachment after another. A bureaucrat pushes the edges here, a prosecutor challenges the boundaries in a few cases there. No one says or does anything and then you look…
  • May 17

    Friday morning news and note

    Friday morning news and note
    1.  The former Hialeah mayor and his wife have been indicted on tax evasion charges.  Via Jay Weaver:In 2010, while peeling back the layers of Hialeah’s “shadow banking’’ industry, federal prosecutors pressed…
Rank this Week: 307

California Appellate Report

California Appellate Report

Thoughts on recent Ninth Circuit and California appellate cases, by University of San Diego School of Law Professor Shaun Martin.

http://calapp.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    People v. Timothy N. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)

    People v. Timothy N. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)
    When you are a repeat player in the justice system, you've got to do better than this.If you are the California Attorney General, there are so many better vehicles for getting your point across rather than taking this particular…
  • May 22

    People v. Pizarro (Cal. Ct. App. - May 21, 2013)

    People v. Pizarro (Cal. Ct. App. - May 21, 2013)
    I am exhausted.Not over the stuff you might think.  Though that might assuredly play a part.Rather, I am spent -- spent, I tell you -- after reading this opinion by Justice Kane.There is some interesting stuff in the opinion about juror…
  • May 20

    People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)

    People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)
    I have a couple of reactions to the underlying facts of this case.  So I thought others might be interested in those facts as well:"Respondent [Sergio Jose Lopez], a practicing attorney, was Sirena Zavala's boyfriend. They lived in…
Rank this Week: 313

Supreme Court Haiku

Supreme Court Haiku

The Law of the Land in Seventeen Syllables.

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/
Rank this Week: 319

Gavel to Gavel

Gavel to Gavel

Covers trends in legislative activity as it relates to the courts. By the National Center for State Courts.

http://gaveltogavel.us/site
Rank this Week: 317

Ratio Juris

Ratio Juris

Offers perspectives on judicial decisionmaking and the legal process. By Professors Jim Chen, Alfred Brophy, Stefanie Lindquist, R.J. Lipkin, Chad M. Oldfather, Lori A. Ringhand, and Elizabeth Weeks.

http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the Right

    Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the Right
    At his blog, Michael Dorf writes of President Obama’s penchant for or “pattern of preemptive counterproductive appeasement:” [....] “From the moment that the IRS/Tea Party story broke, the President has expressed…
  • May 19

    Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

    Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
    Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas:Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,…
  • May 19

    The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame

    The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame
     I found occasion once before to post something on the “cricketing Marxist,” C.L.R. James, and now I’d like to draw your attention to a piece by Kenan Malik on “the 50th anniversary of C.L.R.  James’…
Rank this Week: 324

At the Lectern: Practicing Before…

At the Lectern: Practicing Before the California Supreme Court

Features news and commentary on the practice of law before the California Supreme Court. By Horvitz & Levy LLP.

http://www.atthelectern.com/
  • May 22

    Death penalty opinion filing tomorrow

    Death penalty opinion filing tomorrow
    The Supreme Court tomorrow morning will file its opinion in People v. Rountree, an automatic appeal from an August 1995 judgment of death.  Rountree was argued in April. The opinion can be viewed online tomorrow beginning…
  • May 21

    Recent article discusses the justices’ differing approaches to statutory interpretation and the importance of consensus in high-profile case

    Recent article discusses the justices’ differing approaches to statutory interpretation and the importance of consensus in high-profile case
    In a recent article in the Daily Journal [subscription required], reporter Emily Green wrote that the California Supreme Court has displayed a remarkable degree of unanimity.  This unanimity has also been noted by other court watchers,…
  • May 17

    Summary of May 15, 2013 conference report for civil case

    Summary of May 15, 2013 conference report for civil case
    The following is our summary of the Supreme Court’s actions on petitions for review in civil cases from the Court’s conference on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.  The summary includes those civil cases in which (1) review has been…
Rank this Week: 450

Southern California Appellate News

Southern California Appellate News

Features news and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer. By Nate Scott.

http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct
    Check out People v. Pizarro for an especially egregious (the court says "criminal") instance of juror misconduct:, in which naughty Juror No. 9 looked up a prior appellate opinion in the murder case that was being retried.What would Client #9…
  • May 22

    Certified Chutzph?

    Certified Chutzph?
    Imagine a defendant removing a case from state to federal court, and then asking the federal court of appeals to certify a question to the state supreme court. Further, imagine that the defendant's request for certification came only after an…
  • May 21

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)
    The following are currently sitting on assignment:Judge Edward A. Ferns of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Two until July 31, 2013. Judge Brian M. Hoffstadt of the Los Angeles County Superior…
Rank this Week: 496

Wait A Second!

Wait A Second!

Covers civil rights opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. By Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP.

http://secondcircuitcivilrights.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Qualified immunity motions under Rule 12 are usually not a good idea

    Qualified immunity motions under Rule 12 are usually not a good idea
    A pro se plaintiff sues the City of Mount Vernon alleging that she was arrested without probable cause. The district court denied the Rule 12 motion to dismiss, finding that qualified immunity could not attach on the basis of the plaintiff's…
  • May 20

    Bad back is not a "disability" under the old disabilities law

    Bad back is not a "disability" under the old disabilities law
    The Americans with Disabilities Act was amended in 2008, but the courts are still resolving some pre-amendment cases. The amended Act repudiates the Supreme Court rulings that provided a narrow definition of "disability," but since the…
  • May 16

    Mixed result on appeal over NYC Fire Department racial hiring practice

    Mixed result on appeal over NYC Fire Department racial hiring practice
    Litigation over the hiring practices of the New York City Fire Department has raged on for years. This time around, the Court of Appeals vacates summary judgment in favor of the firefighters who claim that the FDNY intentionally …
Rank this Week: 545

Juries

Juries

Examines interesting and new developments regarding grand juries and trial juries. By Thaddeus Hoffmeister.

http://juries.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Prosecutors Want to Run Background Checks on Juror

    Prosecutors Want to Run Background Checks on Juror
    Prosecutors in the Whitey Bulger trial recently requested that they be permitted to run criminal background checks on prospective jurors.  Not surprisingly, Bulger's attorneys are opposing the government's request.  …
  • May 15

    MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online

    MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online
    According to the news story below, a judge in Montgomery County, Maryland has denied a defense attorney's request to research jurors online.  Apparently, the judge finds the practice "totally inappropriate." The case in which the…
  • May 13

    The Dual Face of the American Jury: New Law Review Comment

    The Dual Face of the American Jury: New Law Review Comment
    Stacey P. Eilbaum, The Dual Face of the American Jury: The Antiauthoritarian and Antimajoritarian Hero and Villain in American Law and Legal Scholarship, 98 Cornell L. Rev. 711 (2013).Introduction: Over the past fifty years, the Supreme Court…
Rank this Week: 695

Supreme Court

Supreme Court

Supreme Court news. From PBS NewsHour.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/law/supreme_court/
Rank this Week: 931

UKSC Blog

UKSC Blog

Covers the UK Supreme Court and its judgments.

http://www.ukscblog.com/
  • Nov 26

    Drawing at the Supreme Court

    Drawing at the Supreme Court
    The new Supreme Court encourages visitors to the Court. Those who visit come away with a variety of impressions of the highest court in the land. In this guest post, artist Isobel Williams reflects on her visit to the Court last July. We will…
  • Nov 26

    In the Supreme Court w/c 26 November 2012

    In the Supreme Court w/c 26 November 2012
    Listed on Monday 26 November 2012 is the hearing of Kinloch v Her Majesty’s Advocate, on appeal from the High Court of Justiciary (Scotland).
  • Nov 23

    The Week That Wa

    The Week That Wa
    In David Oakes & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2435, a case brought by prisoners serving life sentences with high minimum terms, it was held that whole life sentences do not necessarily contrave
Rank this Week: 934

The Jefferson Court Blog

The Jefferson Court Blog

Covers the Texas Supreme Court. By Wolfgang P. Hirczy de Miño.

http://texas-opinions.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 942

Ninth Circuit Blog

Ninth Circuit Blog

Provides case summaries and commentary. By Federal Defenders of the Ninth Circuit.

http://circuit9.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 1020

Changing the Court

Changing the Court

A chronicle of how a group of planners and practitioners are attempting to change the Bronx court system's approach to low-level criminal offending. From the Center for Court Innovation.

http://changingthecourt.blogspot.com/
  • May 14

    BCS Community Service Team Participates in MTA Training

    BCS Community Service Team Participates in MTA Training
    On May 9, 2013, Bronx Community Solutions along with our sister partners the Brownsville Community Justice Center and the Red Hook Community Justice Center. participated in the second Track Safety training, provide by the Metro Transit…
  • May 7

    Orchard Beach Clean-Up

    Orchard Beach Clean-Up
    What do Bronx Community Solutions, Grow NYC, Marine Cadets ROTC, the Parks Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, and scuba divers have in common? The 4th Annual Orchard Beach Clean-Up & Clam Bake event.On Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2013) Bronx…
  • May 2

    Law Day Event

    Law Day Event
    “Why is that a 16/17 year old is treated as an adult in the New York State criminal justice system when they do not have the right to vote, enlist in the military or to purchase alcohol?" – Twelfth-grade senior at the School…
Rank this Week: 1002

US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals:…

US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: New Oral Arguments

The latest oral arguments before the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov
  • Mar 1

    Oral Argument in case# 12-2632

    Oral Argument in case# 12-2632
    Oral Argument in case# 12-2632; Levell Taylor v. Randy Grounds (prisoner case) [uploaded: 03/01/2013]
  • Mar 1

    Oral Argument in case# 11-3794

    Oral Argument in case# 11-3794
    Oral Argument in case# 11-3794; USA v. Ralph Shannon (criminal case) [uploaded: 03/01/2013]
  • Mar 1

    Oral Argument in case# 12-3117

    Oral Argument in case# 12-3117
    Oral Argument in case# 12-3117; USA v. Frank Diaz (criminal case) [uploaded: 03/01/2013]
Rank this Week: 1052

Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog

Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog

Covers news about and opinions issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the sixth Circuit with an emphasis on business cases. By Squire Sanders.

http://www.sixthcircuitappellateblog.com/
  • May 21

    Another Supreme Court Habeas Reversal

    Another Supreme Court Habeas Reversal
    In Metrish v. Lancaster, a unanimous Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit’s decision that Michigan courts violated due process when they took away a defendant’s diminished-capacity defense before his second trial, after having…
  • May 15

    Cutting Back on Extensions of Time Not a Unique Phenomenon to Sixth Circuit

    Cutting Back on Extensions of Time Not a Unique Phenomenon to Sixth Circuit
    We recently reported on the Sixth Circuit’s practice of curtailing extensions of time and not granting them as freely as in the past.  Thus far, the reports related to that are largely anecdotal and there is no formal policy change…
  • May 14

    The Trend Toward The Use of Summary Disposition

    The Trend Toward The Use of Summary Disposition
    We have previously reported on the Sixth Circuit’s caseload and the trend toward the use of unpublished opinions.  We’ve discussed that the number of published decisions per judge, the opinions that are the most important to…
Rank this Week: 1089

One Court of Justice

One Court of Justice

Covers Michigan's appellate courts. By Warner Norcross & Judd LLP.

http://www.ocjblog.com
Rank this Week: 1160

We The People Stories

We The People Stories

A national conversation about the Constitution, its history and its contemporary relevance. From The National Constitution Center.

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/Misc/Pages/Podcast.shtml
  • Nov 28

    Drew Gilpin Faust and Harold Holzer on the Civil War

    Drew Gilpin Faust and Harold Holzer on the Civil War
    On the anniversary of the battle that sparked the Civil War, Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust and eminent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer explored the enormous human toll of the war on 19th-century America. More than 600,000…
  • Nov 28

    Why the Constitution Still Matters: A Conversation with Richard Stengel

    Why the Constitution Still Matters: A Conversation with Richard Stengel
    In June, 2011 TIME Managing Editor Richard Stengel’s cover story on the U.S. Constitution, “One Document, Under Siege,” sparked significant debate in the media and blogosphere.
  • Nov 28

    Can We Talk? A Conversation About Civility and Democracy in America

    Can We Talk? A Conversation About Civility and Democracy in America
    Former U.S. Representative Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN), John G. Palfrey, Jr., Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School, and Keli A. Carender, political activist and blogger credited with starting…
Rank this Week: 1199

Maryland Courts Watcher

Maryland Courts Watcher

Features the synopses of opinions from Maryland courts, including the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals.

http://marylandcourts.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 1296

Split Circuits

Split Circuits

Tracks developments concerning splits among the federal circuit courts. By University of Richmond School of Law Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://splitcircuits.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 1347

Northern District of California…

Northern District of California Blog

Covers court orders in primarily civil cases from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. By Michael O'Brien.

http://www.ndcalblog.com/
  • Oct 7

    Question 5 - The Angry Decedent Strikes Again Will

    Question 5 - The Angry Decedent Strikes Again Will
    This question I would rate as a fastball.  There are a lot of issues to fly through, but they are the same issues tested in virtually every Wills question since 1980.  If you studied the California Probate Code (CPC) you probably did fine.…
  • Oct 7

    Question 3: Can I get a witness? (California Evidence) California Bar Exam

    Question 3: Can I get a witness? (California Evidence) California Bar Exam
    This is the first of three criminal questions on this test, the most in recent memory since criminal subjects are rarely tested compared to torts and constitutional law.  This question is probably to calibrate the testing group…
  • Oct 7

    Question Four: Who wants to be a Dental Hygienist (Contracts, Remedies)

    Question Four: Who wants to be a Dental Hygienist (Contracts, Remedies)
    Question Four is a pretty standard contracts and remedies question.  I score this one as a curveball because you have to untangle the contract mess in order to get to the remedies question.  I provided a pair of pretty good strategies for…
Rank this Week: 1356

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals…

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blog

Covers the court of last resort on Texas criminal matters. By R. J. MacReady.

http://www.txccablog.com/
  • Jun 2

    Today's Opinions (or lack thereof) - 6/2/10

    Today's Opinions (or lack thereof) - 6/2/10
    The CCA handed down a number of orders denying habeas corpus relief and a few unpublished opinions. Still no Dobbs.
  • May 26

    Fist Full of Meyers - Today's Opinions - 5/26/10

    Fist Full of Meyers - Today's Opinions - 5/26/10
    The CCA handed down orders and opinions in a number of cases. They handed down published opinions, featuring Judge Meyers prominently, in the following cases:
  • May 26

    Case Summary - Douglas Michael Hubert v. State

    Case Summary - Douglas Michael Hubert v. State
    Douglas Hubert was on parole and living with his grandfather when his grandfather called Hubert's parole officer to report that Hubert had violated numerous conditions of his parole, including possessing a firearm. Hubert's parole officer…
Rank this Week: 1323

Supreme Court of Vermont Law Blog

Supreme Court of Vermont Law Blog

Features summaries and legal analysis of Vermont Supreme Court decisions.

http://scovlegal.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)

    I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)
    By Merrill BentMarsh Inter Vivos Trust v. McGillvray et al., 2013 VT 6Plaintiff in today’s case tried to beat the establishment.  Unfortunately for her, the “establishment” here was the property rights of others, which…
  • May 21

    Does It Ring a Bell?

    Does It Ring a Bell?
    By Andrew DelaneyIn re Investigation into Regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Services, 2013 VT 23Here’re a few things we’re willing to wager you don’t think about every day—is your phone service…
  • May 20

    SCOV: A Unanimous, Divided Court

    SCOV: A Unanimous, Divided Court
    By David RangavizState v. Turner, 2013 VT 26Today’s case fractures the SCOV over the meaning of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, and the proper method that courts should use to assess whether that right has been…
Rank this Week: 1545

Texas Appellate Law Blog

Texas Appellate Law Blog

Features civil appellate practice tips, resources, and news. By D. Todd Smith.

http://www.texasappellatelawblog.com/
  • May 17

    SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal

    SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal
    In November 2011, I posted about whether attorney fees must be superseded to stay execution of a judgment pending appeal. Today, in In re Nalle Plastics Family Limited Partnership (No. 11-0903), the Texas Supreme Court resolved a split among…
  • Apr 18

    Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!

    Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!
  • Apr 12

    Principled Appellate Decision

    Principled Appellate Decision
    Yesterday afternoon, I gave a one-hour presentation to a group of 11 intermediate appellate justices on the topic of “Principled Appellate Decisions.” The presentation was part of the Texas College for Judicial Studies, a…
Rank this Week: 1416

The Buck Stops Here

The Buck Stops Here

Covers education law, politics, and the judiciary. By Stuart Buck.

http://stuartbuck.blogspot.com/
  • May 5

    New Music

    New Music
    1. One of my favorite bands -- Eisley, whose dreamy melodic pop-rock sounds I first heard in a Barnes and Noble in 2005 -- has its fourth full-length album coming out later in May. The full album can be pre-ordered and previewed here. One of…
  • Jan 21

    A Critique of High School

    A Critique of High School
    From New York Magazine:But if humans really do feel things most intensely during adolescence, and if, at this same developmental moment, they also happen to be working out an identity for the first time—“sometimes morbidly, often…
  • Jan 20

    Worth Repeating

    Worth Repeating
    A comment from Diane Ravitch's blog: Labor Lawyer January 20, 2013 at 8:36 pm Although “liberal” on most political issues, my personal experience strongly supports tracking — based on ability to do the work — as…
Rank this Week: 1418

ConfirmThem

ConfirmThem

Covers the judicial confirmation battles in the United States Senate.

http://www.beta.confirmthem.com
  • Sep 17

    Constitution Day

    Constitution Day
    John Vile put it this way: Whereas officers in some dictatorships pledge personal allegiance to their leaders, American officers, like the President himself, pledge first and foremost to uphold the Constitution of the United States. In this…
  • Sep 17

    Constitution Day

    Constitution Day
    John Vile ">put it this way: Whereas officers in some dictatorships pledge personal allegiance to their leaders, American officers, like the President himself, pledge first and foremost to uphold the Constitution of the United States. In…
  • Sep 14

    Open Thread

    Open Thread
    I just re-wrote the blurb at the top right of the page ("ABOUT CONFIRMTHEM").
Rank this Week: 1449

Circuit Splits

Circuit Splits

Covers divisions between circuit courts. By Nicholas J. Wagoner.

http://www.circuitsplits.com/
  • Apr 16

    From Dicta to Disarray: Split on the Domestic Relations Exception

    From Dicta to Disarray: Split on the Domestic Relations Exception
    Today I’m delighted to introduce Ben Ashmore, the founder and president of the National Family Civil Rights Center, as this week’s guest blogger. In In re Burrus, the Supreme Court stated in dicta that “[t]he whole subject of domestic…
  • Jan 23

    Growing Circuit Split Over Removal Statute

    Growing Circuit Split Over Removal Statute
    In the recent decision in Smith v. Detroit Entertainment, LLC, Slip Copy, 2013 WL 119673 (E.D.Mich. Jan. 9, 2013), the federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan highlighted a growing circuit split over removal statutes - and…
  • Jan 22

    New Article Addresses Circuit Split Over Pay-for-Delay Settlement

    New Article Addresses Circuit Split Over Pay-for-Delay Settlement
    A new article posted on SSRN, Waiting is the Hardest Part: Why the Supreme Court Should Adopt the Third Circuit's Analysis of Pay-for-Delay Settlement Agreements (by Marlee Kutcher), addresses the current circuit split over the legality of…
Rank this Week: 1686

The Florida Legal Blog

The Florida Legal Blog

Focuses Florida appellate and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decisions. By Jeffrey Kuntz.

http://www.floridalegalblog.org/
Rank this Week: 1614

Second Circuit Blog

Second Circuit Blog

Feature case summaries and commentary by the Federal Defenders office in New York City.

http://circuit2.blogspot.com/
  • Nov 17

    On Bank

    On Bank
    United States v. Gyanbaah, No. 10-2441-cr (2d Cir. November 8, 2012) (Winter, Lynch, Carney, CJJ)
  • Nov 17

    Radio Smack

    Radio Smack
    United States v. Lacey, No. 11-2404-cr (2d Cir. November 7, 2012) (Winter, Straub, Lynch, CJJ)
  • Nov 17

    PC World

    PC World
    United States v. Harrison, No. 11-1240-cr (2d Cir. November 6, 2012) (Cabranes, Chin, Carney, CJJ) (per curiam)
Rank this Week: 1585

The Magistrate's Blog

The Magistrate's Blog

Musings and snippets from an English magistrate.

http://thelawwestofealingbroadway.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 21

    All Change

    All Change
    I have migrated the blog tohttp://magistratesblog.blogspot.co.uk/and copied all of the posts across.I shall leave this one up for the foreseeable future, but I shall post to the new url, which has working comments. I shall bring the old…
  • Mar 20

    Housekeeping Updated

    Housekeeping Updated
    I have no idea what has happened to the comments - JS-Kit was dumped on me when they bought out Haloscan. I have tried to get in to put it back to normal, but I haven't got time. I'll have a go when things calm down a bit.Wednesday Update:…
  • Mar 20

    Current Affair

    Current Affair
    The CPS are shortly to begin their new 'paperless as far as the door of the court' document handling system. I wish them well and hope that the widely expressed fear that this will be just another Government IT fiasco proves to be…
Rank this Week: 1696

Abstract Appeal

Abstract Appeal

Covers Florida Law and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. By Matt Conigliaro.

http://www.abstractappeal.com/
  • Aug 12

    Health Care Litigation: The Eleventh Circuit Agrees The Mandate Is Unconstitutional

    Health Care Litigation: The Eleventh Circuit Agrees The Mandate Is Unconstitutional
    This decision will attract a great deal of attention. It should. Today, the Eleventh Circuit held that the individual insurance mandate contained in the massive 2010 health care legislation violates the federal constitution because Congress…
  • Jul 8

    People Say I’m Lazy…

    People Say I’m Lazy…
    Dreaming my life away. Well they give me all kinds of advice… You know the rest. Lennon had been spending time raising a family in New York. My story is a little different.
  • Feb 21

    Hey Legislature: That MedMal Immunity Is Illusory

    Hey Legislature: That MedMal Immunity Is Illusory
    This decision from the Fourth District examined section 768.135, the title of which references immunity for volunteer sports team physicians.
Rank this Week: 1643

Sixth Circuit Blog

Sixth Circuit Blog

Features case summaries and commentary by Federal Defenders of the Sixth Circuit.

http://circuit6.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Amazing opinion by J. Merritt on FSA retroactivity

    Amazing opinion by J. Merritt on FSA retroactivity
    You need to read the opinion in United States v. Blewett, 12-5266. 12-5582 (6th Cir. May 17, 2013)(found here). Both the majority and the dissent are beautifully written. The majority cites Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)* AND…
  • May 8

    Statement of the Case is no longer necessary under FRAP 28

    Statement of the Case is no longer necessary under FRAP 28
    Under a recent amendment to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28, parties are no longer required to include a separate "Statement of the Case" in their appellate briefs.Kevin Russell of SCOTUSblog explains:an amendment to the Rules of…
  • Apr 22

    Sixth Circuit again reverses unjustified supervised release condition

    Sixth Circuit again reverses unjustified supervised release condition
    In a pair of recent decisions, the Sixth Circuit has sharply restricted the authority of district courts to impose supervised release conditions without adequate justification. The first was United States v. Inman, 666 F.3d 1001,…
Rank this Week: 1817

New York Court Watcher

New York Court Watcher

Covers the United States Supreme Court, the New York Court of Appeals and other federal and state appeals courts. By Professor Vincent Martin Bonventre.

http://www.newyorkcourtwatcher.com/
  • May 14

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 2 [presentation]

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 2 [presentation]
    This is my attempt at free exercise of religion in a visual nutshell. It's from a presentation I delivered at a recent panel on Protecting Religious Liberty. The event was co-sponsored by several student organizations at Albany Law…
  • May 11

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation]

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation]
    [The videocast of a recent interview I did on the topic is linked at the end of the commentary that follows. The power point presentation will be included in Part 2.] The 1st Amendment allows "no law...prohibiting the free…
  • May 11

    Religious Liberty--commentary + [updated 5/12/13]

    Religious Liberty--commentary + [updated 5/12/13]
    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation], May 12, 2013. Catholics, Contraceptives, and 2nd Class Religious Liberty, March 15, 2012. Catholics, Contraceptives, and the (current Supreme Court's)…
Rank this Week: 1748

Legal Legacy

Legal Legacy

Provides book reviews and analyses of notable Supreme Court cases.

http://legallegacy.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 2095

South Carolina Appellate Law Blog

South Carolina Appellate Law Blog

Follows the opinions of the South Carolina appellate courts, the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. By Womble Carlyle.

http://southcarolinaappellatelaw.blogspot.com/
  • Dec 13

    Closing Out

    Closing Out
    Well, I have left private practice and have taken a job with the US Attorney's Office. In light of my career change, this blog is shutting down. Thanks to everyone who dropped by for the latest SC legal news. Merry Christmas.
  • Dec 1

    Constitutional issues with Clinton appointment???

    Constitutional issues with Clinton appointment???
    "No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during…
  • Nov 19

    Billy Wilkins' return to the courtroom as a lawyer meets with succe

    Billy Wilkins' return to the courtroom as a lawyer meets with succe
    From the Greenville News:William W. “Billy” Wilkins successfully argued against a motion in a shareholder suit against South Financial that asked for a temporary restraining order barring retirement payments to retired CEO Mack Whittle as…
Rank this Week: 2093

Sixth Circuit Cases

Sixth Circuit Cases

Provides weekly advance sheets of published decisions listing each case's name, number, district, keyword description, and link to full text of decision.

http://www.sixthcircuitcases.com/
Rank this Week: 2217

Second Circuit Sentencing Blog

Second Circuit Sentencing Blog

Summaries and commentary on substantive sentencing decisions in the Second Circuit. By Harlan J. Protass.

http://federalsentencing.typepad.com/developments_in_federal_s/
Rank this Week: 2283

A Criminal Waste of Space

A Criminal Waste of Space

An irreverant look at legal matters. By Justice William W. Bedsworth.

http://www.acriminalwasteofspace.net/
  • Nov 5

    My Retirement: Pucks, Ducks, and Yuck

    My Retirement: Pucks, Ducks, and Yuck
                        Well, it's official.  The retirement papers are filed, I've said goodbye to my colleagues, and turned in my ID card.  I may come back on assignment sometime, but basic...
  • Nov 5

    Finally -- A Judging Job I can Handle

    Finally -- A Judging Job I can Handle
                             I think I've found my calling.                    &...
  • Aug 1

    A Ticket to Walk: Cap'n Crunch and the Other Terrorist

    A Ticket to Walk: Cap'n Crunch and the Other Terrorist
    I think I may have underestimated the Pepsi Cola people. This would, after all, be an easy thing to do. About all we see of Pepsi is that red-white-and-blue beachball logo, and it's hard to take them seriously as an evil empire when all they…
Rank this Week: 2340