With a worsening shortage of Article III judges to resolve critical copyright, trademark, patent, and contract disputes, judges across the nation are faced with increasingly complex litigation and growing caseloads.
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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:
- Lawyer who argued for Trump’s immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
- Trump picks lawyer who won his presidential immunity case for solicitor general (Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
- Supreme Court Wary of Big Ruling in Nvidia Shareholder Case (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
- Supreme Court Justices Discuss Peanut the Squirrel’s Death (James Bickerton,
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 11, 2024. There were only two substantive decisions.
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Krieser v Seligman was a dispute regarding the construction of a $ 5 million home in Forest Hill that began in 2003 but did not get to trial until 20 years later. The owners were unsuccessful
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he intends to nominate D. John Sauer, who successfully argued in the Supreme Court earlier this year that Trump is entitled to broad immunity from prosecution, to serve as the solicitor general of the United States.
Trump made the announcement in a statement on Thursday evening, calling Sauer a “deeply accomplished, masterful appellate attorney.”
The 50-year-old Sauer has many of the credentials associated with others who have served as the country’s top … Read the rest
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, a new video explores the deep connection that formed between U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes and Rose Saubel, her former intern, through their shared Native American heritage.
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St. Louis County health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections among students and parents at a local high school.
The sick people from Rockwood Summit High School all attended an off-campus event, according to the St. Louis County Department of Health.
As of Nov. 14, there were 19 patients. Some of the patients have been laboratory confirmed but others are awaiting test results. The health department has not publicly reported what event the sick people attended.… Read the rest
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The world’s most valuable company is before the justices today for oral arguments in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
- Sparks fly as justices spar with feds over deportation deadlines (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
- Mafia Case Tests Supreme Court on Crime of Violence Limits (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
- US Supreme Court turns away
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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.
The Supreme Court continues to whittle down its backlog of relisted cases. At the last conference, the court disposed of four. It noted probable jurisdiction (the arcane term for when the court decides to review one of the few types of cases over which it has mandatory appellate jurisdiction) in a case involving … Read the rest