US Justices show deep divide over race in University admissions
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Taking a second look at the use of race in admissions at the University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared as deeply divided as it was during…
Dispute over Colorado’s Marijuana Law sits on Supreme Court back burner
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Almost a full year after Nebraska and Oklahoma sued Colorado over its legalization of marijuana, the litigation is languishing on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket as it awaits the views of the…
Supreme Court’s denial of assault weapon case won’t end gun debate
By Tony Mauro, From Supreme Court Brief Guns are seen near the site of a shootout between police and suspects in the San Bernardino shootings, December 4, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Guns are seen near the site of a…
Cayman Islands: Penalty Clauses – The New Rules
Article by Colin Riegels From Harneys Last Updated: 29 November 2015 On 4 November 2015 the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Makdessi [2015] UKSC 67.1 As had been widely…
Study: Juvenile Life Sentences on the decline
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Fewer juveniles are being sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to a new study by a public interest law firm that is advocating for an end to the practice altogether….
Court overturns conviction of landlord who threatened to post sex tape on Facebook
By Chris Morran From Consumerist If you go on Facebook and threaten to post a sex tape featuring a public official, is that a threat or is it free speech protected by the First Amendment? The highest court in Georgia…
SEC can’t get insider-trading defendants’ phone passwords
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer The smartphone passwords of two former Capital One data analysts accused of insider trading will remain a secret to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal judge has ruled in a case…
Pope Francis calls for abolition of death penalty as justices watch
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg and Sotomayor attend papal address to Congress. In a speech before a joint session of Congress, Pope Francis on Thursday called for the abolition of the death penalty, urged…
When justices talk about the Pope
By Marcia Coyle, from The National Law Journal A search of oral argument transcripts reveals “pope” references in 11 cases from the past 60 years. Talk show hosts, politicians, Catholics, wary commuters—everyone’s talking about Pope Francis’ visit to the United…
Texas Abortion Clinics ask Supreme Court to review restrictions
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Raising the stakes that abortion will be on the decision docket in the new U.S. Supreme Court term, a Texas coalition of reproductive health clinics and physicians asked the justices on Wednesday…
