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9 Dec, 2010

Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri–Petitioner’s Brief

2010-12-09T16:28:21-06:00December 9th, 2010|Tags: , , |

One of the CockleBur contributors, Dan Ortiz, recently filed this Petitioner's Brief in Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, No. 09-1476. The Question Presented in the case is: Can public employees sue their employers under the Petition Clause for adverse employment actions allegedly resulting from the employees’ petitioning on matters of purely private concern?

15 Nov, 2010

Merits Briefs

2019-03-18T18:48:11-05:00November 15th, 2010|Tags: , , , , , |

On Friday, the following merits briefs were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. The briefs can be viewed at this link. The Petitioner's Brief was filed in Stern v. Marshall, No. 10-179; Boeing v. United States, No. 09-1302; Sykes v. United States, No. 09-11311; and Kentucky v. King, No. 09-1271. A Reply Brief was filed in Pepper v. United States, No. 09-6822.

7 Oct, 2010

The CockleBur Is Launched

2019-03-18T18:48:12-05:00October 7th, 2010|Tags: , |

A new legal blog called “The CockleBur” has been launched.  The blog features authors such as Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California at Irvine, David Franklin of DePaul, Ron Sullivan of Harvard, Palma Strand of Creighton, and Dan Ortiz of the University of Virginia, just to name a few.  The CockleBur is hosted by Cockle Law Brief Printing [...]

20 Apr, 2010

Court Grants Four Petitions, Hears Argument in Christian Legal Society and Quon

2019-03-18T18:48:13-05:00April 20th, 2010|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Court granted four cert petitions yesterday morning.  The issues presented in those petitions included bankruptcy matters, the Court of Federal Claims’ jurisdiction, the first-sale doctrine of the Copyright Act and in what circumstances an employer is liable based on the unlawful intent of officials who caused or influenced but did not make the ultimate [...]