Law prof stirs controversy with tweet calling Scalia ‘basically a klansman’

Home Daily News Law prof stirs controversy with tweet calling… Law Professors Law prof stirs controversy with tweet calling Scalia ‘basically a klansman’ By Debra Cassens Weiss January 18, 2023, 12:35 pm CST A law professor at Emory University is under fire after he tweeted that the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was … Read more

Supreme Court considers Title VII accommodation for Christian postal worker who wouldn’t work on Sundays

Home Daily News Supreme Court considers Title VII accommodation… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court considers Title VII accommodation for Christian postal worker who wouldn’t work on Sundays By Debra Cassens Weiss January 17, 2023, 10:23 am CST The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the case of a Christian postal worker who quit his … Read more

Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for Unite the Right victims; judge accused of offering sex for early trial

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Judge slashes $24M award for Unite the Right victims; judge accused of offering sex for early trial By Debra Cassens Weiss January 6, 2023, 2:04 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Judge slashes $24M punitive award in Unite the Right trial U.S. … Read more

Chemerinsky: Expect another wave of significant rulings as the Supreme Court returns

U.S. Supreme Court Sometimes an especially momentous U.S. Supreme Court term is followed by a quieter year with fewer blockbuster decisions. But that is not what we should expect when the court hands down its rulings for this term in spring 2023. Once more, the court’s docket is filled with cases of great legal and … Read more

Why did Gorsuch join liberal justices who wanted to lift Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy?

Home Daily News Why did Gorsuch join liberal justices who… U.S. Supreme Court Why did Gorsuch join liberal justices who wanted to lift Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy? By Debra Cassens Weiss January 4, 2023, 12:03 pm CST Migrants stand near the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Dec. 19. COVID-19 pandemic-era immigration restrictions … Read more

Berkeley Law dean thinks school is on ‘strong legal ground’ after student groups ban Zionist speakers

Home Daily News Berkeley Law dean thinks school is on ‘strong… Law Schools Berkeley Law dean thinks school is on ‘strong legal ground’ after student groups ban Zionist speakers By Debra Cassens Weiss January 3, 2023, 3:42 pm CST Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, speaks during … Read more

Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2022

Home Daily News Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes… Year in Review Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2022 By Lee Rawles December 23, 2022, 8:42 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Looking for a new listen? We’ve picked our favorite 2022 episodes from each of the ABA Journal’s three podcasts. And if … Read more

Girl Scouts mom is ousted from Rockettes show after facial recognition IDs her as lawyer in banned law firm

Home Daily News Girl Scouts mom is ousted from Rockettes… Technology Girl Scouts mom is ousted from Rockettes show after facial recognition IDs her as lawyer in banned law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2022, 2:16 pm CST An exterior view of the Radio City Music Hall in New York on Dec. 9. … Read more

Chief justice temporarily continues Title 42 policy that expelled asylum-seekers based on COVID-19 dangers

Home Daily News Chief justice temporarily continues Title… U.S. Supreme Court Chief justice temporarily continues Title 42 policy that expelled asylum-seekers based on COVID-19 dangers By Debra Cassens Weiss December 20, 2022, 10:08 am CST Migrants stand near the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Dec. 19. COVID-19 pandemic-era immigration restrictions in the United … Read more

Texas AG seeks records from immigration nonprofits, seeks funding sources for ‘border invasion’ aid

Home Daily News Texas AG seeks records from immigration nonprofits,… Immigration Law Texas AG seeks records from immigration nonprofits, seeks funding sources for ‘border invasion’ aid By Debra Cassens Weiss December 15, 2022, 2:45 pm CST Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking information from three immigration and legal nonprofits to determine whether they … Read more