National Law Journal | Commentary
By Jason Torchinsky and Oliver Roberts | April 10, 2024
One of the most powerful tools on social media is the "block" feature. It allows a social media user to silence the haters and drown out the critics, while curating a more friendly social media feed. But after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, public officials across the country may have just lost their most powerful social media tool—and litigation is surely to follow.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 28, 2024
The panel's decision to allow what it considers to be an unconstitutional "racial gerrymander" to be used is a result of the Supreme Court's monthslong delay in ruling on the map's validity.
By Cheryl Miller | March 27, 2024
"Given the serious and extensive nature of Eastman's unethical actions, the most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public and preserve the public confidence in the legal system," State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland wrote.
By Kate Brumback and Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press | March 19, 2024
The filing asks Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to grant a certificate that would allow his decision to be reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 8, 2024
The justices heard the congressional-map challenge in October and have yet to issue their decision.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 5, 2024
"Today, the majority goes beyond the necessities of this case to limit how Section 3 can bar an oathbreaking insurrectionist from becoming President," Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in a concurrence.
By ALM Staff | March 4, 2024
Keep up with Law.com's coverage of the cases here.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 4, 2024
"[T]he Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 [of the Fourteenth Amendment] against federal officeholders and candidates," the high court stated in its unsigned "per curiam" opinion.
By Ellen Bardash | February 23, 2024
The matter involves a group of consolidated actions brought by members of the U.S. Congress against Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, alleging their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election violated the Ku Klux Klan Act.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 16, 2024
An outright Supreme Court denial of Trump's stay request would hasten his prosecution the most, while granting the stay and letting the full appeals process play out would cast doubt on a trial before November.
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