Thirty-nine states use some form of election to choose their judiciaries. Of those, 30 states largely prohibit solicitation of campaign funds by active judges and judicial candidates.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision on state regulation of teeth-whitening services has some bar groups frowning and advocates for alternative ways of providing legal services breaking into smiles.
When the U.S. Supreme Court convenes April 28 to weigh issues over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, expect the counsels' tables to be a little crowded.
The Affordable Care Act is some 1,000 pages long, and it survived largely intact in a 193-page 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Barack Obama's signature health reform…
Rochelle Dreyfuss: “People in the U.S. will figure out some way to get protection for software-related inventions, but it will be different and more narrow protection than what they have been getting.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by John Tenniel.
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Holt v. Hobbs—At issue: Does the prisoner grooming policy of the Arkansas Department of Correction impinge on the religious rights of an inmate as protected by a 2000 federal statute? Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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“The reality is: No one outside the court knows” how close the precedent came to be overruled, says William Messenger. Photo by Cultura/AP Images.
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Changes occur far more frequently in Supreme Court opinions than most people realize, according to a new study. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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Octane Fitness v. Icon Health & Fitness and Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System: Both rein in the Federal Circuit’s role in deciding when fees are appropriate, giving U.S. district courts a free hand and taking aim at patent trolls. Photo by Flickr Creative Commons.
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Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action: The case said that state voters may choose to prohibit the consideration of racial preferences in governmental decisions, in particular with respect to school admissions. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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