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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.
Just before the Supreme Court begins its new term on the first Monday in October, the court gathers to consider all the hundreds of cert petitions that have built up over the summer. The court’s so-called “long conference” took place on Sept. 30 this year, and it yielded 15 granted cases so far. … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
I flagged here last month that a flourish of executions in multiple states had been scheduled over just a week, and all five of those executions were ultimately carried out. I now see from this Death Penalty Information Center page that eight more executions are scheduled for the final few months of 2024. If seven of those executions go forward as planned, the US will have completed 26 total execution in 2024, which would be more than in any calendar … Read the rest
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In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Nick Zluticky, who represented John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC and related debtors in their dispute last term over bankruptcy fees.
The post Arguing bankruptcy fees with Nick Zluticky appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
The desire of a parent to relocate to another state and take the children along is one of the most challenging forms of custody case lawyers and clients can face. When this law began to evolve in the 1990s with Gruber v. Gruber, 583 A.2d 434 the Superior Court took the approach that if a move was advantageous for the primary custodial parent, it was probably in the best interest of the children as well. Ironically, that case … Read the rest
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The justices on Tuesday were divided over a dispute regarding attorney’s fees for plaintiffs in civil rights cases. A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled that a group of drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees because a federal district court had issued an order that temporarily barred the state from enforcing the law – and then the Virginia legislature repealed the law. During roughly 80 minutes of oral argument … Read the rest
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Twice in the past decade the Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing Richard Glossip. Now the state has joined Glossip to argue that newly uncovered evidence shows prosecutors violated his rights at trial. But even with the Oklahoma’s rare confession of error, both the state’s highest court for criminal cases and the state’s pardon and parole board turned down Glossip’s pleas for relief. On Oct. 9, two former U.S. solicitors general – Seth Waxman, representing Glossip, and Paul … Read the rest
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun an off-cycle revalidation process directed at all Medicare-participating skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The process is designed to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require facilities to detail their ownership structures and key managerial personnel.
CMS is seeking information about ownership of SNFs by private equity firms and real estate investment trusts (REITs). In September, CMS revised Form 855A to require a SNF to report those … Read the rest