Judiciary.org - Part 90

Supreme Court

Incriminating statement in New York shooting reaches the court for a second time

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

The Sixth Amendment gives anyone standing trial the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against” them. In January, the justices held that a New York court violated the confrontation clause when it upheld a homicide conviction although the jury had heard an incriminating statement from a co-defendant who did … Read the rest

Civil Law

LDI-Gate Anyone?

It can’t be long before someone starts discussing LDI-Gate (the turmoil in the gilts market following the Government’s September mini budget), looking for parties to blame. There have been rumours about potential claims against liability driven investment (“LDI”) managers and investment consultants, and pensions celebrities have been summoned to appear before parliamentary select committees to explain the way that LDI works and the role of leverage in product design. Some of the critics of LDI (in the “accident waiting to … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 16

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

Tech groups ask Supreme Court to rule on hot-button Texas social media law (Brian Fung, CNN)
Student Loan Forgiveness Update: Here’s The Latest Supreme Court Timeline (Adam S. Minsky, Forbes)
Judicial security measure clears U.S. Congress as part of defense bill (Nate Raymond

… Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Congress Passes the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act

The federal judge who lost her only child when a gunman opened fire at her home and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) expressed gratitude today for the passage by Congress of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

Civil Law

“IR laws top CEO concerns”

This is The Australian’s 8 December 2022 headline. It reflects the result of its 2022 CEO Survey. We’re not surprised. It echoes the observation made in our previous blog about the new laws getting much C-suite interest.

This interest, and those concerns, stem from the likely shift away from enterprise bargaining and towards terms and conditions being set along industry lines.

The laws are very much aimed at employers who are able to compete on price through favourable labour arrangements. … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, Dec. 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

U.S. Supreme Court to review murder-for-hire conviction (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
Military interests parachute into Supreme Court cases on LGBTQ rights, elections (John Fritze, USA Today)
A notorious Trump judge just fired the first shot against birth control (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
DOJ says

… Read the rest

Supreme Court

Court will resume opinion announcements from the bench, but won’t provide live audio

The Supreme Court will resume its pre-pandemic practice of announcing opinions from the bench, the court’s Public Information Office said on Monday afternoon. But although the justices now provide live audio of oral arguments, the opinion announcements will not be livestreamed. Instead, consistent with the court’s pre-pandemic practice, the audio of opinion announcements will not be available until the beginning of the following term.

The resumption of in-person opinion announcements marks another step in the court’s slow return to … Read the rest

Civil Law

Strauss estimates a greater impact of the Salmonella incident, partly because of consumer lawsuits

The cost of a recall and plant closure due to Salmonella contamination is to be more than initially predicated, according to Strauss Group.

The company updated the estimated damage to net profit for 2022 due to the recall and shutdown of the plant in Nof Hagalil, Israel to a range of Israeli New Shekel (NIS) 290 to 310 million ($ 84.8 to $ 90.7 million).

In May, estimates showed the confectionery recall and closure of the factory would impact net … Read the rest

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