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2014-2015 Year in Review: Pace Law Students Are Demonstrating Oral Advocacy Skills

3 Jun 2015, 1:08 pm by Lucie Olejnikova

Team Members: Joseph Fortunato (3L), Sameer Ponkshe (3L) In this year’s competition titled United States v. [read post]

Pace Law Library Blog - http://library.blogs.law.pace.edu/

Supreme Court: Applicant’s religious practice, confirmed or otherwise, can’t be factor in employment decisions

3 Jun 2015, 6:10 am by Joy Waltemath

Justice Alito filed a separate opinion concurring in the judgment and Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part (EEOC v. [read post]

WKL&B WOrkDay Blog - http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/blog

[Ilya Somin] The case against the Kelo decision – Part II: Originalism and living constitutionalism

2 Jun 2015, 9:30 am

In my last post based on my new book on Kelo v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Prosecution misconduct

2 Jun 2015, 8:16 am by The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Armstrong v. [read post]

Court-Martial Trial Practice - http://www.court-martial-ucmj.com/

Tuesday round-up

2 Jun 2015, 6:54 am by Amy Howe

United States, reversing a Pennsylvania man’s conviction for making threats on Facebook. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

On Professional Authorship

2 Jun 2015, 5:17 am by Terry Hart

’” 3Mazer v. [read post]

Copyhype - http://www.copyhype.com/

Constitution Check: Does the First Amendment protect violent ranting on Facebook?

2 Jun 2015, 3:36 am by Lyle Denniston

United States. [read post]

Constitution Daily - http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/

Standard for Deciding Motion for Remittitur Reviewed

2 Jun 2015, 3:00 am by Daniel E. Cummins

In the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas case of Carassai v. [read post]

Tort Talk - http://www.torttalk.com/

A “view” from the Courtroom: Elonis and other June 1 decisions

1 Jun 2015, 2:29 pm by Mark Walsh

Justice Clarence Thomas follows Ginsburg with the opinion in Bank of America N.A. v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Federal Judge Orders Foss to Pay for Medical Cure

1 Jun 2015, 2:12 pm by Kraft Palmer Davies, PLLC

Gwinn stated that Hedges was an “excellent candidate” for treatment with an SCS, and referred him to physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Glen James David, M.D. for a trial SCS. 14. [read post]

Seattle Maritime Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.seattlemaritimeinjurylawyerblog.com/

Opinion analysis: New shield against religious bias

1 Jun 2015, 1:04 pm by Lyle Denniston

Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Scalia, wrote in dissent to protest what they called the Court’s increasing lack of respect for states’ legislative authority. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

[Eugene Volokh] The Supreme Court doesn’t decide when speech becomes a constitutionally unprotected “true threat”

1 Jun 2015, 10:59 am

The much-awaited Elonis v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Opinion analysis: Internet threats still in legal limbo?

1 Jun 2015, 10:49 am by Lyle Denniston

” Justice Thomas’s dissent also argued that lower courts were left “to guess at the appropriate mental state” required for conviction under that law. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Lawsplainer: What the Supreme Court Didn't Decide About True Threats in Elonis

1 Jun 2015, 10:43 am by Ken White

Today the United States Supreme Court released its highly-anticipated decision in Elonis v. [read post]

Popehat - http://www.popehat.com

Opinion analysis: Court rejects removal based on misdemeanor drug paraphernalia conviction

1 Jun 2015, 10:42 am by Kevin Johnson

Today, the Supreme Court decided Mellouli v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Opinion requiring more than negligence to punish for threat

1 Jun 2015, 10:40 am by CrimProf BlogEditor

Justice Thomas dissented. [read post]