Developments in the Law
February 16, 2012 - Opinions for the Florida Supreme Court
12.02.24 00:00 ORDERS - Orders - Friday February 24, 2012 @ Supreme Court of Texas
12.02.27 09:00 ORAL ARGUMENTS - Oral Arguments - Monday February 27, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
February 16, 2012 - Opinions for the Florida Supreme Court
SCOTUS Rules for More Litigation and Qualified Immunity
February's First Four: SCOTUS Decides Kawashima, More
In Cleveland, You Could be a Federal Judge-
How Justice Ginsburg Struck Out in the Pro-Choice Movement
SCOTUS Robberies: Breyer and Aliens, Real and Metaphorical
FHA Discrimination Case Withdrawn Before Date with SCOTUS
Valentine's Day Engagement- Plan a Supreme Court Wedding
Supreme Court Calendar: April Oral Arguments Schedule
Ginsburg and Scalia: Raising the Bar for Supreme Court Friendship
Looking Forward to Spring: Groundhogs and Stolen Valor
Sooners to Supreme Court: Stop Minding Oklahoma Business-
Newt Gingrich v. The Nine: Can POTUS Ignore SCOTUS-
How the Supreme Court Botched U.S. v. Jones
Unanimous: Warrantless GPS Tracking is Unreasonable Search
Back to the Drawing Board: Reversal in Texas Redistricting Case
Weekly Orders (with Opinions) Released 02/10/2012
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Orders Released January 25, 2012
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Orders Released December 28, 2011
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Weekly Event Report for 12/16/11
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Orders Released December 6, 2011
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Weekly Event Report for 12/02/11
Orders (with opinions) Released November 28, 2011
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Orders Released October 31, 2011
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Weekly Orders (with Opinions) Released 10/21/11
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Orders Released October 19, 2011
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Orders Released July 14, 2011
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Orders Released June 30, 2011
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Weekly Orders (with Opinions) Released 06/24/11
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Weekly Orders (with Opinions) Released 05/27/11
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Orders Released May 25, 2011
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Compliant Filings
Two lawyers are taking on legal database providers Westlaw and LexisNexis with what appears to be a novel interpretation of copyright law in a new lawsuit over the copying of publicly filed legal briefs.
Supreme Court justices expressed sympathy Wednesday for the aims of the Stolen Valor Act, a law that makes it a federal offense to lie about earning military honors, but had concerns about how far the government could go in punishing liars of all stripes.
California's Attorney General Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement with six of the largest companies in the mobile device market that could change how app makers handle personal data and the way millions of people download apps.
The Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that Justice Department may withhold mugshots of federal prisoners from the public.
M. Katherine Baird Darmer, a Chapman University School of Law professor and an active campaigner for marriage equality, died after falling from a building in Irvine.
Never doubt the power that is Saturday Night Live political satire. Last week, we told you that the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure which would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound, and that could likely mean a more physically invasive transvaginal ultrasound for women in the early stages of pregnancy. Gov. Bob McDonnell indicated his support for the law. On Saturday, SNL's Weekend Update ridiculed the Virginia General Assembly and the bill, with Amy Poehler saying "transvaginal" was her "favorite airline." Weekend Update anchor Seth Myers also mocked the Virginia bill that declares life begins at conception. Now, Gov. McDonnell has backed off his unconditional support for the ultrasound bill. . .
Special courts are very in right now, whether for the mentally ill, drug addicts -- or pet owners. San Antonio, Texas, seems to be the pioneer of tribunals of the latter breed.
Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.
Supreme Court justices seemed pretty sure Tuesday that they knew how to interpret the meaning of the word “interpreter,” signaling they are likely to rule in favor of a former Japanese baseball player in a case involving translation costs.
The court is revisiting the issue of affirmative action in state-college admission, this time in a case involving the University of Texas at Austin, which said it based its policy on Grutter, the WSJ's Jess Bravin reports.
Proponents of the California marriage amendment will ask the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the three-judge panel decision issued on Feb. 7 holding that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
The film studio has sued the estate of Mario Puzo, arguing that the heirs of the author of the “Godfather” were tarnishing the reputation of the studio’s film trilogy by publishing a pair of sequel novels.
While the U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t yet granted review of the case, in which a group called American Tradition Partnership challenged the Montana ruling, two Justices have already gone on record saying it could be time for Citizens United to be reconsidered.
The Department of Justice has thrown in the towel in the hotly-contested “FCPA sting case.”
Judges on the high-profile are facing a lawsuit by a citizens group questioning the legality of judge-run arbitrations and accusing the court of conducting secret proceedings.
Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the Philadelphia trial of Monsignor William Lynn, who allegedly allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children to continue to work with minors.
It's been a while since we wrote about a lawyer who was reborn as something else. In fact, we haven't run this feature since Tony LaRussa was still a Cardinal. But the New York Times has found a worthy candidate: Jordana Serebrenik -- possibly New York City’s only "for-hire pet-cat catcher."
Steven Donziger, the U.S. legal adviser to a group of Ecuadoreans suing Chevron Corp., and the Ecuadoreans have asked a U.S. judge to step aside from a racketeering case the oil company brought against the Ecuadoreans in New York.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors are often likened to a range of athletes, from hard-slugging prize fighters, to tennis players volleying complex legal arguments across the courtroom. It was only a matter of time before somebody in a big time federal case referenced Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ Harvard-educated point-guard who’s become an unlikely international superstar.
Vietnamese voters cast ballots for parliament
Amnesty: Jamaica must probe human rights abuses
Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Israel
Pakistani troops hunt militants on naval base
"A British judge has banned Twitter users from identifying a brain-damaged woman in one of the first attempts to prevent the messaging website from revealing sensitive information." The woman's mother wishes to cut off her life support. [Reuters, related] Tags: free speech, Twitter, United Kingdom Related posts UK religious insult bill (0) UK free speech, cont'd (4) U.K.: Calling Scientology [...]
The Medicare program subsidizes medical care for the elderly so heavily as to create serious concern about the fiscal soundness of the federal government. And, as longevity rises, the size of the subsidy rises, and the rise in cost is compounded by the increasing cost of medical technology. Among possible measures that would reduce the rate at which the cost of Medicare is increasing would be means-testing and?the focus of this piece?shifting the balance of subsidized R&D so that more is spent on increasing the quality of life of elderly people and less on extending their (our) lives. We need...
Bigger Icelandic eruption, but less airline angst
The Superior Court has upheld an $8.75 million verdict in a products liability case out of Allegheny County in which a man was killed by his own tow truck, ruling that evidence of design changes and reports of prior incidents introduced by the plaintiff were, in fact, admissible to the jury.
LA man, 31, arrested in SF Giants fan beating
The federal government subsidizes basic and applied research on both the quality of life and the length of life. An example of research on quality is the efforts to find implantable artificial kidneys that can replace dialysis for persons with severe kidney disease since dialysis is a limited and very confining procedure. Research into finding cures for breast and prostate cancers exemplifies research on extending the length of life. It might seem clear that research on extending the lives of frail persons over say age 80 does not produce much value to these persons or to society, but economic analysis...
With election season underway, and pressure to join lobbying efforts -- via social media, online petitions, email and more time-tested sources -- mounting, employers and employees would be wise to study up on their rights and responsibilities with regard to lobbying in the workplace. For example, does a private entity have a right to ask employees to join the CEO's favorite political cause?
Pakistani militants claim brazen raid on sprawling base was latest retaliation for U.S. killing of bin Laden
Two recent cases suggest we have entered a new era of more stringent enforcement of HIPAA's privacy and security standards.
Helpful legal hint: If you're suing somebody, don't accept a Facebook friend request from the defendant's attorneys. The plaintiff in a car accident case does not have to accept a "friend request" on Facebook from the defendant so that the defendant can have full access to the plaintiff's postings and photos, a Bucks County Common Pleas Court judge has ruled. In Piccolo v.
Break in Wis. cold case mixed blessing for mother
Dana L. Bacsi of Goehring, Rutter & Boehm joined the Council on Litigation Management's Premises Liability Committee. The CLM is an allied organization of corporations, insurance companies, law firms and service providers improving standards of litigation management. Ms.

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