Justice Sotomayor has blazed an interesting and distinctive path according to a paper written for Yale Law School by David Fontana, who talks about the “People’s Justice” – someone who has broken through the more removed personas of other jurists. The Judge’s easy manner and liberal perspective give her an ability to provide a better […]
Law firm Gibson Dunn’s 360 page report into New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal has been labelled a white wash by Christie’s critics. The report, by Gibson Dunn lawyer Randy Mastro said Governor Christie, also a Republican presidential contender, “had no involvement in the decision to close these lanes and no prior kowledge
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The issue of computer data and the effect of the Fourth Amendment was somethat that was of high interest to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia when questioned by a Brooklyn Law School group. The Justice received some probing questions, which could wind up having significant repercussions for the NSA’s domestic surveillance programs. The question came
There appears to be big money in the new LGBT law. Last week it was reported that the law firms of high profile lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies took in $6.4 million for the Prop 8 case. Washington Blade reports that tax filings indicate former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson’s law firm – Gibson,
The US Supreme Court faces a major issue in a religious rights case, which could see a ruling that companies can exercise religious freedom to exempt them from complying with federal law – a decision that would have far-ranging impact. The Hobby Lobby case involves a key decision as to whether the company, Hobby Lobby,
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today, as part of a delegation of five state attorneys general, met with Mexican attorneys general and federal officials in Mexico City, Mexico to strengthen working relationships between government officials in both countries and bolster efforts to combat transnational crime. The delegation today discussed human trafficking, as well as drug
Same-sex marriages in Michigan have been delayed by a Court of Appeals ruling, issing an order preventing them from occurring after the state’s appeal of a ruling that overturned the consitutional ban on them. Dozens of couples took advantage of the ability of marrying prior to the decision from the 6th US Circuit Court of
New York Times v. Sullivan is a case etched on the minds of media lawyers and journalists, quite apart from civil rights lawyers, throughout the United States and the world. And the celebrated and seminal Supreme Court case which tilted the balance of power in the delicate ecosystem that exists between journalists and political figures,
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A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that the case agaisnst an adviser to Osama bin Laden is more than sufficient to permit the case to go before a jury, after lawyers for the defendant, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, argued the burden of proof had not been met. Abu Ghaith, 48, is a Kuwaiti cleric who married
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The position of the United States has grown stronger in the world economy since the global financial crisis, according to Clifford Chance’s retiring managing partner David Childs. Childs spoke with Forbes writer Daniel Fisher and told him that there was no need for hand wringing about the financial crisis, as money and economic power flows
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