Civil Law

Jerry Kolander receives Justice G. Denton Distinguished Lawyer Award

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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The morning read for Friday, July 28

The morning read for Friday, July 28

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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
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Artificial Intelligence & Maverick

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

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Civil rights “tester” asks court to dismiss case

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Lawyers for a self-appointed civil rights “tester” have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss her case as moot – that is, no longer a live controversy. Deborah Laufer, who has physical disabilities and vision impairments, told the justices that she has voluntarily dismissed her case in the district court after an attorney who represented her in other cases was disciplined by a federal court in Maryland. But lawyers for the hotel company that Laufer is suing urged the justices … Read the rest

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The morning read for Wednesday, July 26

The morning read for Wednesday, July 26

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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 Wednesday morning read:

  • US law firms capitalize on affirmative action ruling as ripples spread (Andrew Goudsward, Reuters)
  • Woman in anti-LGBTQ+ supreme court case did make wedding site after all, report says (Martin Pengelly, The Guardian) 
  • How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
  • What Are Conservatives’ Ethical Standards for the Supreme Court?
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WHISTLEBLOWING: LE NOVITÀ INTRODOTTE DAL D.LGS. N. 24/2023 ATTUATIVO DELLA DIRETTIVA (UE) 2019/1937

Il 30 marzo 2023 è entrato in vigore il d.lgs. n. 24 del 10 marzo 2023 (consultabile qui), che recepisce in Italia la direttiva (UE) 2019/1937 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio del 23 ottobre 2019, riguardante la protezione delle persone che segnalano violazioni del diritto dell’Unione (c.d. direttiva whistleblowing, disponibile al seguente link).

Con delibera n. 311 del 12 luglio 2023, l’Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione (ANAC) ha pubblicato le “Linee guida in materia di protezione delle persone che segnalano … Read the rest

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The morning read for Monday, July 24

The morning read for Monday, July 24

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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 Monday morning read:

  • Biden lawyer who defended affirmative action grapples with diversity in her own office (Tobi Raji & Theodoric Meyer, The Washington Post)
  • Supreme Court Cases May Impact Child Welfare, Water Rights for Montana Tribes (Denali Sagner, The Flathead Beacon)
  • Buying face time: A secret invite list shows how big donors gain access to Supreme Court
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