Another Supreme Court judge recuses in corporate case
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Yet another Supreme Court judge, Justice S H Kapadia, on Friday recused himself from hearing a case....
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Article on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The November 8 issue of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has this article about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The focus of the article is Orie Melvin, the new justice who was elected by the voters last week. The article suggests that she is a different breed of judge than the other members of that Court, [...]
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"Chief Justice Takes to the Mound on Supreme Court Baseball Cards"
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
"Chief Justice Takes to the Mound on Supreme Court Baseball Cards": law.com's Tony Mauro has this report. My earlier coverage appears at this link....
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Nader Again Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Re-hear 2004 Case on $80,000
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
On November 6, 2009, Ralph Nader again asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rehear the 2004 case over whether it was proper and constitutional for that Court to order him to pay approximately $80,000 to the people who challenged his 2004 petition. In re Nomination Paper of Nader, 94 MAP 2008. Here is [...]
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Sources for Research on the United States Supreme Court
Moritz Legal Information Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Doing some research on SCOTUS? Look no further than these excellent sources, which will provide you with all the information you'll need:Supreme Court of the United StatesCornell University Law School Legal Information InstituteThe U.S. CourtsOyezFindLaw U.S. Supreme Court OpinionsJustia Supreme Court CenterThe Supreme Court Historical...
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Krishna Iyer lauds court’s move to work on Saturdays
Hindu (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
KOCHI: V.R. Krishna Iyer, former judge of the Supreme Court, has appreciated the decision of the Kerala High Court to work even on Saturdays to fulfill its commitment to the people. In a letter to S. R. Bannurmath, the Chief Justice of ...
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U.S. High Court To Resolve Life In Prison For Juvenile Criminals
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to say that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual — and thus, unconstitutional.
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James Hardesty announces re-election bid for Nevada Supreme Court
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty has announced his re-election bid to the state's highest court.
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"Wild card on the court"
How Appealing (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Wild card on the court": Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Brad Bumsted has an essay that begins, "To say the least, the state's new Supreme Court Justice-elect, Joan Orie Melvin, who ran as a reformer and turned down the judicial...
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London – Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? Court Ruling Raises Question
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
London – The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself. Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But the case, [...]
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Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
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Access Lyle Denniston's previews of Monday's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments
How Appealing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Access Lyle Denniston's previews of Monday's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments: At "SCOTUSblog," he has posts titled "Inquiring into the juvenile mind" and "A patent dispute for the Information Age."...
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Companies Differ on Patent Case Before Supreme Court
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Microsoft, Bank of America and L.L. Bean are just some of the companies that have flooded the Supreme Court with advice as it prepares for Monday's arguments over one of the biggest questions in intellectual property: When can a business method be patented?
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Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Supreme Court on Monday takes up two cases that explore the question: Should juveniles convicted of nonlethal crimes be sentenced to life in prison without parole?
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Saskatchewan prosecutor wins Supreme Court appeal
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor did not maliciously prosecute people who were accused of sexually assaulting children two decades ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
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