Supreme Court Brief

What's In A Claim? Supreme Court To Consider FCA Cases Over Industry-Funded FCC Program

The case deals with a whistleblower's claims that a Milwaukee-based unit of telecom giant AT&T routinely overbilled schools and libraries for telecommunications services.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Rebuffs GOP Request to Reject 'Thousands' of Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots

The justices on Friday denied an emergency appeal by the Republican National Committee seeking to bar Pennsylvania voters from filing provisional ballots after submitting mail-in ballots that failed to include dates, signatures or secrecy envelopes.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Being Dragged Into Last-Minute Election Disputes

The nation's nine most powerful jurists have been largely spared from the deluge of litigation over the 2024 election that has swamped lower federal and state courts around the country. That is until now.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court to Decide Whether Alabamans Must Wait for the State

In Williams, the Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Alabama properly imposed an "exhaustion requirement" on Section 1983 claims within the state—in other words, whether a state can deprive courts of jurisdiction over Section 1983 claims unless and until the plaintiff exhausts administrative remedies offered by the state.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Says Virginia Can Continue Voter Roll Purge

The Supreme Court said it would leave the stay in place until the case is decided on the merits by the Fourth Circuit and pending any further appeal to the justices, meaning the individuals will remain off the voter rolls through next week's presidential election.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'We Learn Much From the Court's Mistakes': Law Journal Review of 'The Worst Supreme Court Decisions, Ever!'

The decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court that have shaped the country's history are well known to many—Brown, Marbury, Roe, et al. A Cohen & Gresser partner provides a showcase of what he deems to be some of the court's most horrible mistakes.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Many Americans Don't Trust the Supreme Court This Election; David Boies Isn't One of Them

"We are near the point where our divisions are so intense that both sides are beginning to see their opponents not only as wrong, but as dangers," Boies said.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Reinstates Horseracing Safety Law, Blocks 5th Circuit Decision

The legislation was a response to a high number of incidents plaguing the world of horse racing. In 2019, for instance, Congress found that 441 thoroughbreds died from injuries related to racing, a far greater fatality rate than in other parts of the world.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2024 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—Appellate Attorney of the Year

We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2024 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—Appellate Hot List

We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
1 minute read

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