A billion-dollar lawsuit over music piracy must be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justice Department now says, warning that a “sweeping” ruling won by the record […]
At Birthright Citizenship Hearing, Justices Set to Confront a Thorny Issue: Nationwide Injunctions
The U.S. Supreme Court will attempt on Thursday morning to solve a pressing legal question that has vexed the court for years. And it will do so in […]
Complaining of Judicial ‘Power Grab,’ DOJ Asks Justices to Thwart Mass Reinstatement of Fired Workers
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I have been the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com since 2023. In this newsletter, I provide […]
Home Court Advantage? Justices Consider Which EPA Cases Must Go to DC Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is often called the nation’s second most powerful court. The reason is mostly due to its heavy […]
Mass. Justices Issue New Guidelines for Courts Handling Self-Represented Litigants in Civil Cases
“These new guidelines provide important guidance to judges concerning the kinds of steps that they can and should take, without violating their obligation of impartiality, to ensure that […]
Georgia Justices Urged to Revive Malpractice Suit Against Retired Barnes & Thornburg Atty
Lawyers for a New York woman on Wednesday pushed the Supreme Court of Georgia to overturn an intermediate appellate court’s finding that a retired Barnes & Thornburg lawyer […]
Justices Seemingly Balk at Deferring to NLRB in Starbucks Appeal of Injunction
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared open to the idea Tuesday that some courts have been too deferential to the National Labor Relations Board in unfair labor practice cases, as […]