There doesn’t seem to be a blockbuster case this term. Sure Snyder v. Phelps presented our worst forms of speech, captured our attention momentarily, and even led to a thought-provoking dissent by Justice Alito. But the narrow 8 to 1 ruling effectively made that case a non-issue going forward. Then there is [...]
John Thompson was wrongfully convicted, sentenced to death, and on the verge of being executed, when his lawyers learned that the prosecution had withheld exculpatory evidence. He was exonerated and then he sued the prosecutor's office. He was awarded a 14 million dollar judgment--one year for each one he spent on death row. But last [...]
I heard Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick speak last week about her experiences covering the Court. Dahlia said that one of the main differences between the Court’s first 150 years and the current Court is that the latter are not nearly as tough, because none of them are former politicians. Then I read Justice [...]
I enjoyed a personal treat last week. On Thursday, I was fortunate enough to meet and listen to Dahlia Lithwick, who gave a lecture at Creighton law school. For those of you that follow the Supreme Court, you probably already know that Ms. Lithwick is the Senior Editor of Slate magazine and [...]
Last week I wrote about a case that Cockle Contributor Jacob Huebert and I are involved with that is before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves a Lawrence v. Texas/due process challenge to the application of a state sodomy statute. Today, Adam Liptak at the New York Times continues the discussion--the article is entitled, "A Place on [...]
The Supreme Court has been featured prominently in a number of mainsteam media publications and the legal blogosphere. Adam Liptak, at the New York Times, reports on a study conducted by Northwestern and Chicago law schools. The study notes that business interest cases have occupied a greater piece of the Supreme Court’s docket [...]