Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
In a big loss for the federal government, the Supreme Court held today that when the government attaches a GPS device to a vehicle to monitor the vehicle's movement, the government conducts a Fourth Amendment search. Justice Scalia wrote the opinion for the Court in United States v. Jones, No. 10-1259, backed by the Chief Justice, [...]
Three sets of amici have recently filed briefs in DHHS v. Florida, No. 11-398: Brief Amici Curiae of Prescription Policy Choices, Professors of Law, and Professors of Health Policy in Support of Petitioners on the Minimum Coverage Provision Brief of Health Care For All, Inc., Health Law Advocates, Inc. The Massachusetts Hospital Association, Inc., The [...]
Brief for Respondent in U.S. v. Alvarez, Inc., No. 11-210, filed on January 13, 2012 Brief for Petitioners in Reichle v. Howards, No. 11-262, filed on January 19, 2012
The Independence Institute has filed its Brief As Amicus Curiae In Support of Petitioners - Medicaid Mandate in Florida v. DHHS, No. 11-400, and you can read it at the Cockle Printing website.
Yesterday, Justice Ginsburg announced the decision in Maples v. Thomas. For the second time in the last two years, the Supreme Court said that it matters when an attorney abandons their client. It Matters. For prisoners this is good news for those pursuing postconviction relief. The Court has long held that a criminal defendant has no right to [...]