The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Tom McParland | December 9, 2019
The Third Circuit ruled earlier this year that judges do not meet the narrow exception to the First Amendment's prohibition against considering party allegiance in government hiring.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson | December 5, 2019
Two competing apparel companies find themselves before the U.S. Supreme Court after an 18-year trademark dispute. They are asking the court to consider the scope of the doctrine of res judicata, which precludes re-litigation of issues and claims that were, or could have been, litigated in a prior case.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Marcia Coyle | November 25, 2019
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his lone dissent: "The core purpose of the constitutional protection of freedom of expression is to ensure that all opinions on such issues have a chance to be heard and considered." Michael Mann's claims can now proceed to a jury.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen L. Korbel and Anna Z. Skipper | November 7, 2019
Title VII makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to "fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his … sex," or "to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's … sex."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson | November 5, 2019
The difficulty of convincing 12 jurors to agree unanimously on the overwhelming weight of evidence—or the lack thereof—is substantial. But that unanimity in criminal juries is not required in all courtrooms in America; some state courts recognize criminal convictions when the jury is not unanimous.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani | November 1, 2019
The decision to pardon Zay Jeffries, who went on to receive numerous accolades in the scientific field, is an example of the immense power behind the presidential pardon.
By Mike Scarcella | October 15, 2019
The progressive group Demand Justice is pitching a list of 32 civil rights leaders, academics, litigators and state and federal judges as would-be U.S. Supreme Court justices for any next Democratic president.
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | October 11, 2019
With a simmering impeachment investigation and a looming presidential election, the court will be taking on issues related to guns, abortion, immigration and LGBT rights.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Ryan I. Kelly | October 9, 2019
When does playing politics become criminal? Two lower courts in our area have held that there is a breaking point. In Kelly v. United States, the court must decide whether a public official who takes an official action motivated by political retribution violates federal fraud statutes.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller | September 13, 2019
There is a familiar rhythm to each U.S. Supreme Court term—the term begins with great excitement; a slow trickle of decisions emerge over the course of the next several months.
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