Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, July 14

The morning read for Friday, July 14

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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:

  • Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight (Rebecca Schneid, The Texas Tribune)
  • 303 Creative: What happens when an arguably narrow SCOTUS decision meets 2023 (Chris Geidner, Law Dork)
  • Kavanaugh: No warring camps at Supreme Court (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
  • Supreme Court Leaves Work
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Supreme Court

Justices schedule first cases of the 2023-24 term

Justices schedule first cases of the 2023-24 term

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Just two weeks after the justices finished releasing their opinions from the 2022-23 term, the court is now looking ahead to next term. The Supreme Court on Friday released the calendar for its October oral argument session. The justices will hear just six cases over five days between Oct. 2 and Oct. 11. The session will, however, include several high-profile cases, such as the challenge to a purported racial gerrymander in South Carolina’s congressional map and a challenge to … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, July 12

The morning read for Wednesday, July 12

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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:

  • Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
  • Judges Confused by Supreme Court’s Historical Test for Gun Laws (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
  • Firing of gay Catholic school teacher could test latest Supreme Court ruling (Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post)
  • How a Second Amendment case at the Supreme
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Civil Law

Expected Changes to the UK Corporate Moratorium

The three year review of CIGA (the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act) published by the Insolvency Service suggests that we might see changes to the corporate moratorium process – will these address concerns about the process and encourage more insolvency practitioners to recommend its use?

The moratorium aims to protect companies from enforcement action to give a struggling business opportunity to seek advice, negotiate with creditors and agree plans.  In practice (partly due to the support measures from the Government … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Monday, July 10

The morning read for Monday, July 10

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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:

  • Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court (Abbie VanSickle & Steve Eder, The New York Times)
  • Four stats from a Supreme Court term that gutted affirmative action, student debt relief (John Fritze, USA Today)
  • The Coinbase Arbitration Decision: Sensible Procedural Correction or Court Invention? (Barry Winograd, Verdict)
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Supreme Court

Landlords challenge New York’s longstanding rent-stabilization regime

Landlords challenge New York’s longstanding rent-stabilization regime

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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.

Rents in New York City are among the highest in the country and rising. According to a report from brokerage firm Douglas Elliman, median rents in Manhattan reached a record high in May of $ 4,395 per month. Meanwhile, only a handful of residential units in the city are rent-controlled, … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Librarians Trade Books for Databases in the Digital Age

While the landscape of court libraries has changed as new information technologies have reduced the need for books, court librarians still play a critical role in providing judges, law clerks and other Judiciary staff with legal resources used to support decision-making. This month, courts are marking the 75th anniversary of the creation of the circuit librarian position, a role that today makes possible a wide variety of services in the digital age.
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