Every post published in January 2014, most recent first.
Briefly: At the Washington Legal Foundation’s blog The Legal Pulse, Donald Earl Childress III analyzes the Court’s January 14 opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman, in which the Court held that the car company cannot be sued for injuries allegedly caused by the actions of an Argentinian subsidiary that took place entirely outside the country.
John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted cases. Brace yourself. The Court’s out for the better part of the next month, probably to give the Justices time to focus on their other professional duties.
The following is a series of questions posed by Ronald Collins on the occasion of the publication of The Progeny: Justice William Brennan’s Fight to Save New York Times v. Sullivan (American Bar Association, 2014). Welcome, Lee and Stephen.
On February 24, the Justices will hear oral arguments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to determine that its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles triggered permitting requirements under the Clean Air Act for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases.
Briefly: At The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog, Jess Bravin notes that Philip Berg, who filed one of the first lawsuits challenging President Barack Obama’s qualifications for office, has resigned from the Supreme Court bar after receiving a two-year suspension from the bar in his home state of Pennsylvania.
Two days after the 2012 challenges to the Affordable Care Act were argued and three months before they were decided by the Supreme Court, Adam Teicholz wrote this in The Atlantic: “Blogs – particularly a blog of big legal ideas called Volokh Conspiracy – have been central to shifting the
For Supreme Court practitioners, or anyone else who may need to file a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court, it could be the best $495 you ever spend. Now in its tenth edition, Supreme Court Practice is regarded as a sufficiently authoritative resource on all things related to the Court that it is cited not only by lawyers who argue there but also by the Justices themselves.
Often, the Supreme Court’s Justices don’t reveal their views of a case at oral argument. But sometimes, oral argument tells you everything you need to know.
Reporting and commentary on Monday’s three opinions in argued cases continue. Writing for this blog, Cristina Tilley covers the decision in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, in which the Court held that airlines are stripped of their immunity under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act only for statements that are materially false.
Four months into the new Term, several trends are beginning to appear in the Court’s docket. The Court is likely done granting cases for argument during the Term, it has heard more than half of all oral arguments, and about one-fifth of all opinions have already been issued.