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

Justice Thomas cruises on yachts and flies on private jets, thanks to billionaire GOP donor, report says

Home Daily News Justice Thomas cruises on yachts and flies… U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas cruises on yachts and flies on private jets, thanks to billionaire GOP donor, report says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 12:40 pm CDT U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait in the Supreme Court … Read more

Stanford Law’s free speech teachable moments

By Stuart N. Brotman I am a lawyer, First Amendment scholar and an endowed journalism and electronic media enterprise and leadership professor at a major research university. Given these multiple professional identities, my thoughts on a recent headline-grabbing incident at Stanford Law School cannot be summarized by a pithy tweet, which is the coin of … Read more

Spending on Wisconsin Supreme Court race sets nationwide record

Home Daily News Spending on Wisconsin Supreme Court race… Judiciary Spending on Wisconsin Supreme Court race sets nationwide record By Debra Cassens Weiss April 5, 2023, 10:38 am CDT Then-candidate Judge Janet Protasiewicz participates in a debate March 21 in Madison, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Photo by Morry Gash/The Associated Press. Wisconsin voters … Read more

Reed Smith lawyers must hold ‘Please See Me’ signs at courthouse after failing to provide hearing notice

Home Daily News Reed Smith lawyers must hold ‘Please See… Law Firms Reed Smith lawyers must hold ‘Please See Me’ signs at courthouse after failing to provide hearing notice By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 10:51 am CDT A Delaware judge has ordered Reed Smith to station two lawyers at the courthouse Tuesday with … Read more

Meet Judge Juan Merchan, a Colombian immigrant who’s presiding in Trump’s arraignment; not guilty plea is entered

Home Daily News Meet Judge Juan Merchan, a Colombian immigrant… Judiciary Meet Judge Juan Merchan, a Colombian immigrant who’s presiding in Trump’s arraignment; not guilty plea is entered By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 10:26 am CDT Former President Donald Trump appears in court for his arraignment April 4 in New York. Trump surrendered … Read more

Exchange at Stanford Law event with Federalist Society wasn’t productive, associate dean says

Home Daily News Exchange at Stanford Law event with Federalist… Law Schools Exchange at Stanford Law event with Federalist Society wasn’t productive, associate dean says By Stephanie Francis Ward March 24, 2023, 11:32 am CDT Stanford Law School in November 2012. Photo by King of Hearts, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A Stanford Law School administrator … Read more

Ethics lawyer who was fired over tweets about Islam can pursue damages, 6th Circuit says

Home Daily News Ethics lawyer who was fired over tweets about… First Amendment Ethics lawyer who was fired over tweets about Islam can pursue damages, 6th Circuit says By Amanda Robert March 24, 2023, 9:10 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A federal appeals court has ruled that a Tennessee legal ethics lawyer who was fired … Read more

After ‘disruptive heckling,’ Stanford Law requires free speech session, notes associate dean’s leave

Home Daily News After ‘disruptive heckling,’ Stanford Law… Law Schools After ‘disruptive heckling,’ Stanford Law requires free speech session, notes associate dean’s leave By Debra Cassens Weiss March 23, 2023, 11:09 am CDT Stanford Law School is requiring its students to attend an educational session on free speech following students’ “disruptive heckling” of a conservative … Read more

Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case

Home Daily News Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down… Criminal Justice Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 9:21 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., found a Georgia criminal defense lawyer guilty … Read more