Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 10 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2023, compared with the previous year.
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This blog was co-authored by Sebenzile Magagula, Candidate Attorney.
A claim (Joubert and Others v Louw (CIV APP RC 08/2022) [2023] ZANWHC 102 (22 June 2023)) was dismissed by the High Court on the grounds that the respondent lacked the requisite legal standing to litigate on behalf of her husband who was the party to the contract sued on.
The claimant sued for delictual damages arising from failure by the defending attorneys to institute timeous action against a construction … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
- Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Imperils Waters on Public Lands (Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law)
- New UNC-Chapel Hill policy all but bans asking applicants about racial experiences (Joe Killian, NC Newsline)
- Supreme Court justices resist adopting a code of ethics because they don’t want it enforced it against them (Joel Jacobsen, Albuquerque Journal)
- ADA Testers Have
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday night refused to stay the execution of Johnny Johnson, scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT. The court’s liberal justices dissented from the decision to allow the execution to go forward, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor arguing that Johnson was entitled to a hearing to determine whether he is mentally competent to be executed. “There is no moral victory,” Sotomayor wrote, “in executing someone who believes Satan is killing him to bring about the end of the … Read the rest
The Judicial Conference has expressed “deep concern” about pending congressional appropriations legislation, saying proposed funding levels that are far below the Judiciary’s request would have detrimental impacts on federal courts and the public.
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By Terry Greenberg
When Jerry Kolander grew up in Amarillo, he had a friend named Tommy Denton. They played sports together through junior high and at Tascosa High School. Denton went to Baylor University on a football scholarship and Kolander went to Texas Tech University to play baseball.
Denton became an opinion-page writer and opinion editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Kolander graduated from Tech’s School of Law and joined the McCleskey Law Firm, now McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graf, … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
- Supreme Court clears the way for pipeline construction favored by Manchin (Robert Barnes & Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post)
- Biden administration asks US Supreme Court to block ‘ghost gun’ ruling (Andrew Chung & John Kruzel, Reuters)
- The Supreme Court’s Decision on Gun Laws Is Forcing Judges to Become Historians (Matt Valentine, Politico)
- How Colleges
A few weeks ago, on the way back home from a great family vacation in Italy, I traveled on a long 10 hour flight from Rome to Chicago.
Since I have a hard time sleeping on planes, I watched several movies on the “friendly skies” of my United Arlines flight.
I was in for a big treat as I watched “Top Gun” and “Top Gun Maverick” back-to-back. I’m a big fanboy of Captain Pete Mitchell AKA “Maverick” and sometimes I … Read the rest