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r Ginsburg, a darling of the US left and an increasingly frail octogenarian, is taking center stage ahead of this year's presidential election, with the Supreme Court's balance hanging on her seemingly faltering health. Ginsburg's liver cancer -- and recent repeat trips to the hospital due to bile duct infection --

base of New York City police disciplinary records, the latest twist in a lawsuit by public safety unions seeking to block their disclosure. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals interceded Wednesday after the unions appealed a district court judge's ruling that had cleared the way for the New York chapter of the American Ci

nomination. Democrats "refused to show up in protest of the GOP's rush to install [President] Trump's nominee. ... Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee so close to a presidential election." The Democrats "displayed posters at their desks of Americans they say have benefited from the Affordab

) reports that Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that has not yet aired, said he "won't rule out studying the addition of members to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a commission he plans to name to look at court reforms if he's elected." Bloomberg (10/22, Benjaminson, 4.73M) reports Biden "says he wou

's Seventh Circuit Seat. The Washington Times (10/22, Swoyer, 492K) reports Trump "announced his intent to nominate Thomas L. Kirsch II for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday to fill the seat left open" after Barrett's expected confirmation. Kirsch currently serves as the US Attorney for the Northern District o

intaining the confidentiality of its regulatory decisions, like the Wall Street Journal had an economic interest in its not-yet-published content in the Supreme Court's 1987 decision in Carpenter v. U.S., so the misappropriation of that information can be the basis of insider trading charges. In dissent, Judge Amal

he producer trapped her in a bathroom of a hotel room, groped her breasts, masturbated and ejaculated onto the floor. Ms. Young began testifying in State Supreme Court in Manhattan in the late morning. She is the sixth woman to accuse Mr. Weinstein of sexual assault at the trial, and her testimony is expected to be

ider trading decision Reuters By Alison Frankel 2/4/2020 (Reuters) - Four defendants convicted in a 2018 insider trading trial have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review en banc the appellate court's split decision in U.S. v. Blaszczak, which upheld the judgment against them. In a fiercely argued joint pet

if the case reaches the higher legal standard of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, instead of the standard of probable cause. The one-page ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court did not provide any reasoning for their denial of Kohberger's attorney's filed appeal, and the matter was closed. The article noted that the suspect

ing to the article, this follows a 2017 trial where jurors were uncertain if the gifts and favors he received were illegal or typical of friendship. The Supreme Court's 2016 decision, which narrowed the definition of corruption by requiring a specific quid pro quo for conviction, has made prosecuting such cases cha

ould have prevented her prosecution. The article added that attorney Diana Fabi Samson's argument was repeatedly challenged by one judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before the three-judge panel reserved decision. Lawyers for Maxwell are challenging her December 2021 conviction on multiple grounds, but the only t

if the case reaches the higher legal standard of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, instead of the standard of probable cause. The one-page ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court did not provide any reasoning for their denial of Kohberger's attorney's filed appeal, and the matter was closed. The article noted that the suspect

ing to the article, this follows a 2017 trial where jurors were uncertain if the gifts and favors he received were illegal or typical of friendship. The Supreme Court's 2016 decision, which narrowed the definition of corruption by requiring a specific quid pro quo for conviction, has made prosecuting such cases cha

ould have prevented her prosecution. The article added that attorney Diana Fabi Samson's argument was repeatedly challenged by one judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before the three-judge panel reserved decision. Lawyers for Maxwell are challenging her December 2021 conviction on multiple grounds, but the only t

d (8/10, Tiernan, 410K) reports, "Tsarnaev's lawyers did not object, according to the filing. Prosecutors could be buying time to appeal directly to the Supreme Court, where they are likely to earn a favorable ruling faster. Legal expert Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center said last week the high

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns over about the jury selection process." The Justice Department "urged the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give prosecutors until Sept. 14 to file a petition asking the full court to hear the case. They currently have until Friday to file a petition f

"New Loophole" For Police Shootings. Institute for Justice analyst Nick Sibilla, in a blog on Forbes (3/30, 10.33M), writes that in a 5-3 decision, the US Supreme Court, in , Torres v. Madrid, may have indicated a "newfound - albeit cautious - willingness to let victims of police violence and government misconduct h

on and death sentence should be overturned." The AP says federal court records reveal oral arguments have been scheduled "for May 25 before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals." The AP adds Roof has "told his attorneys that he would seek appeals to drag his case out as long as he possibly could because he expected white s

d (8/10, Tiernan, 410K) reports, "Tsarnaev's lawyers did not object, according to the filing. Prosecutors could be buying time to appeal directly to the Supreme Court, where they are likely to earn a favorable ruling faster. Legal expert Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center said last week the high

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns over about the jury selection process." The Justice Department "urged the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give prosecutors until Sept. 14 to file a petition asking the full court to hear the case. They currently have until Friday to file a petition f