tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2009-03-31:/supreme_court/37 2013-05-17T19:29:00Z The FindLaw U.S. Supreme Court News and Information Blog. Movable Type Enterprise 4.38 http://feeds.findlaw.com/FindLawUSSC?format=skinhttp://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_lp_rss.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39923 2013-05-17T19:20:24Z 2013-05-17T19:29:00Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Earlier this week, we took a look at the Monsanto case, which had major implications for patent law and our nation’s farming industry. We also hinted at the outcome of the Court’s two other unanimous decisions for this week, one...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=vZW13q-J1jw:_GOTIpB7Tmw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/vZW13q-J1jw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/defalcation-defined-faa-doesnt-preempt-your-tow-truck.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39841 2013-05-14T13:01:11Z 2013-05-14T00:56:03Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Our nation's greatest court, with nary a hint of dispute, dissention, or differing reason, released three unanimous opinions today. And while some (the tow yard) will likely have little-to-no impact in the real world, another (Monsanto's soybean patent case) may...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=8FxTJziewuU:oe2zrbiVFU0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/8FxTJziewuU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/unanimous-x3-monsantos-magic-beans-defalcation-and-towing.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39810 2013-05-10T16:45:18Z 2013-05-10T16:52:59Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq There’s something uniquely appealing about statistics. Maybe it’s because analyzing numbers and making correlation and causation arguments is conceptually similar to analyzing legal issues (gather evidence, make predictions with set levels of certainty, such as by a preponderance). Lawyers are...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=CbIW54p2FgA:auojGXuY3OI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/CbIW54p2FgA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/scotusblogs-interim-stat-pack---insight-on-coming-opinions.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39755 2013-05-07T19:38:08Z 2013-05-07T22:23:05Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Comcast. Dukes. Concepcion. Heck, Citizens United. The big-name pro-business rulings have come aplenty in this present incarnation of the Supreme Court. Is this a case of big names triggering the availability heuristic -- the principle that noteworthy events figure more...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=zcf70Vl9NdA:YMU4yA7DJx4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/zcf70Vl9NdA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/anecdotes-backed-by-stats-this-scotus-3-business.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39700 2013-05-02T18:55:45Z 2013-05-02T18:05:33Z Robyn Hagan Cain Habeas corpus. It seemed so important in law school &amp;#8212; those halcyon days when you thought you would spend your career fighting for civil liberties &amp;#8212; but years of bankruptcy/M&amp;amp;A/insurance defense/family law hearings make habeas irrelevant to most lawyers. For...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=wbRJwcyoisc:TLkTg8Ye1JM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/wbRJwcyoisc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/new-book-tracks-history-of-habeas-corpus-in-america.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39688 2013-05-01T21:58:24Z 2013-05-01T21:31:02Z Robyn Hagan Cain The Supreme Court isn't in a hurry to fill its docket for the 2013 Term. So far, the Court has only granted cert in 19 merit-based cases. While there are already some stand outs in the next term -- like...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=3O9QEFPIL9A:o4KGTCabfO0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/3O9QEFPIL9A" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/05/when-in-doubt-deny-deny-deny.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39631 2013-04-29T18:59:58Z 2013-04-29T18:36:44Z Robyn Hagan Cain The Supreme Court disposed of two more matters on its to-do list this morning, but it only issued one opinion. Today, we have a unanimous opinion in McBurney v. Young and a DIG in Boyer v. Louisiana. Let’s discuss what...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=VEQdB6rzh3s:VOnobrw-5ig:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/VEQdB6rzh3s" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/court-digs-boyer-v-louisiana-affirms-mcburney-v-young.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39620 2013-04-26T21:59:53Z 2013-04-26T21:43:01Z Robyn Hagan Cain As spring actually starts to feel like spring, we're experiencing the same of end-of-school emotions that consume most high school kids this time of year: excitement and relief. Exam season for SCOTUS litigators concluded on Wednesday as the Court heard...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=IVYkcSgnlhU:_6WuhBHBVyk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/IVYkcSgnlhU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/this-week-at-first-street-arguments-end-and-nlrb-showdown-begins.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39578 2013-04-24T22:10:07Z 2013-04-24T22:10:07Z Robyn Hagan Cain If you spent Monday perusing the latest Supreme Court orders, then you may have noticed that the government is contesting Beer. (Ugh, Mondays.) For those of you following along with the federal judges’ cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) battle, U.S. v. Beer...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=UzotkOi3xdE:2_kkR7HVHf0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/UzotkOi3xdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/scotus-wont-stand-in-the-way-of-a-cool-refreshing-cola.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39540 2013-04-23T17:01:34Z 2013-04-23T16:51:50Z Robyn Hagan Cain Adrian Moncrieffe, a Jamaican citizen, came to the U.S. legally in 1984, when he was three. During a 2007 traffic stop, police found 1.3 grams of marijuana in his car. That’s about two or three joints. Moncrieffe pleaded guilty in...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=vg6a-7NN1SE:_yoBA80pGEk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/vg6a-7NN1SE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/a-couple-of-joints-probably-wont-get-you-deported.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39518 2013-04-19T21:55:51Z 2013-04-19T21:11:11Z Robyn Hagan Cain You thought that this was going to be just another uneventful Friday afternoon on First Street? Au contraire! The Supreme Court is rocking your world with rule changes today. Earlier this week, Chief Justice John Roberts sent Congress proposed changes...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=DgpuLMZwBkY:H221Ywcmr_U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/DgpuLMZwBkY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/scotus-sends-amendments-to-federal-rules-to-congress.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39468 2013-04-17T18:17:08Z 2013-04-17T18:17:11Z Robyn Hagan Cain A group of Nigerian plaintiffs claim that Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading Company -- which you probably know as Shell Oil -- aided and abetted the Nigerian government in committing human rights abuses against them. Those...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=Hw19KjFia-8:x1mdTdyFADw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/Hw19KjFia-8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/presumption-against-extraterritoriality-bars-alien-tort-claim.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39443 2013-04-15T21:55:21Z 2013-04-15T20:38:22Z Robyn Hagan Cain Lewis and Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff has an impressive r�sum�. According to the school’s website, he graduated from Yale Law School, clerked for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and worked as an Assistant to the Solicitor General....<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=mRCkquZrzIw:nSoCOPCap0k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/mRCkquZrzIw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/scotus-press-office-doesnt-proofread-student-newspapers.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39434 2013-04-12T23:01:39Z 2013-04-12T23:33:27Z Robyn Hagan Cain Three years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Berghuis v. Thompkins that a criminal suspect must affirmatively invoke his right to refuse questions. The Washington Post characterized the holding as "speak up ... to remain silent." This month, the Court...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?a=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FindLawUSSC?i=G1hR0Cc-jls:-XnjiPEWNYw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindLawUSSC/~4/G1hR0Cc-jls" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2013/04/salinas-v-texas-is-silence-golden.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/supreme_court//37.39392 2013-04-10T21:59:27Z 2013-04-10T21:46:38Z Robyn Hagan Cain Anthony Davila pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by obtaining false tax refunds. But he didn’t really want to plead guilty. He actually wanted a new lawyer. 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