Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more

Judicial Conference asks Congress for 75 new, converted federal judgeships—2 of them at appellate level

Home Daily News Judicial Conference asks Congress for 75… Judiciary Judicial Conference asks Congress for 75 new, converted federal judgeships—2 of them at appellate level By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 4:02 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. The U.S. Judicial Conference is recommending that Congress create two more permanent judgeships with the 9th U.S. … Read more

Federal judge faces probe after he orders handcuffing of 13-year-old girl in gallery in ‘scared straight’ approach

Home Daily News Federal judge faces probe after he orders… Judiciary Federal judge faces probe after he orders handcuffing of 13-year-old girl in gallery in ‘scared straight’ approach By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 11:15 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal judge in San Diego faces an ethics probe initiated by the judiciary … Read more

9th Circuit blocks California’s ban on forced arbitration agreements in workplace disputes

Home Daily News 9th Circuit blocks California’s ban on forced… Arbitration 9th Circuit blocks California’s ban on forced arbitration agreements in workplace disputes By Debra Cassens Weiss February 16, 2023, 9:42 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a California law that makes it a crime to require employees to … Read more

Attorney-client privilege case dismissed by Supreme Court

Home Daily News Attorney-client privilege case dismissed… U.S. Supreme Court Attorney-client privilege case dismissed by Supreme Court By Debra Cassens Weiss January 23, 2023, 11:22 am CST Image from Shutterstock. The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an attorney-client privilege case two weeks after hearing oral arguments. The high court dismissed In Re Grand Jury as … Read more

Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor who is special counsel in Biden documents probe

Home Daily News Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor… Civil Procedure Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor who is special counsel in Biden documents probe By Debra Cassens Weiss January 12, 2023, 2:01 pm CST Lawyer Robert Hur in Baltimore in November 2019. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 appointed Hur … Read more

Supreme Court refuses to temporarily block California’s ban on flavored tobacco

Home Daily News Supreme Court refuses to temporarily block… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court refuses to temporarily block California’s ban on flavored tobacco By Debra Cassens Weiss December 13, 2022, 12:39 pm CST The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an emergency request to block California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. … Read more