Here it is, your weekly batch of legal news and items of interest: The Supreme Court tiptoed around the Israel-Palestine conflict in issuing an opinion regarding the nationality of US citizens born in Jerusalem for passport purposes (SCOTUSblog) The US military banned sexual orientation discrimination (ABA Journal) Yikes. Nebraska purchased illegal execution drugs from India,…
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It’s shaping up to be a busy summer in the legal world. Here are some items of interest from the last week: An important long read, straight from Cook County Jail, on mental illness and treatment in jails and prisons (The Atlantic) The Supreme Court issued opinions in the Abercrombie & Fitch-headscarf case and the…
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Welcome to month of dads and grads! Here’s some legal news to start your June: As of midnight, portions of the PATRIOT Act have expired–for the time being, anyway (New York Times) Nebraska abolished its death penalty, even in the face of a veto (Al Jazeera) After the 5th Circuit’s ruling against President Obama’s immigration…
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If you’re not done with finals yet, at least you know the finish line is near. Here are a few bits of legal news to keep you connected to the outside world for the next few days: Dzokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death, though there will no doubt be a lengthy appeals process (The Atlantic)…
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Swing by the 6th floor of the library to refuel with coffee and snacks on the following dates: Monday, May 11 at 8:00 am Wednesday, May 13 at 8:00 am Thursday, May 14 at 3:30 pm Friday, May 15 at 8:00 am Monday, May 18 at 8:00 am Wednesday, May 20 at 3:30 pm Good…
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If you can pry yourself away from your outlines and would like a brief distraction, here’s some recent legal news and miscellany of note: The 2d Circuit ruled that bulk data collection by the NSA was not authorized by the Patriot Act (Wired) A federal judge dismissed a Nebraska woman’s case against “all homosexuals” (Omaha.com)…
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It’s the last day of classes, which means exams are . . . impending. If you need a moment to distract yourself, catch up with recent legal news and miscellany here: You may have heard that the Supreme Court heard oral argument on same-sex marriage last week (SCOTUSblog) SCOTUS also heard oral argument on the…
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If you need a break from exam prep, here’s some recent legal news and items of interest to distract you for a bit: The state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases in Cook County (Tribune) A federal court has approved the NFL’s concussion settlement (Deadspin) Kentucky detectives have cracked the case of…
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Are you ready? Do you think you can handle this week’s collection of legal news and miscellany? I’m sure you can. Here it is: 70% of lawyers don’t use the Internet in their jobs. Wait, that can’t be right . . . (Lawyerist) Does the Constitution protect parents who go free range with their kids?…
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From the serious to the much less so, here’s this weeks collection of legal news and miscellany: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all counts brought against him, and he now awaits sentencing (The Atlantic) The USPTO took special care to ensure that patent no. 9,000,000 wasn’t a troll patent (techdirt) A…
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