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Supreme Court Decisions Prove Justices Are Tech-Savvy
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Three recent SCOTUS decisions prove that the justices are tech-savvy enough to accurately apply the law to emerging technology. So reports Salon.com.
Read more...Calif. Death Penalty Law Ruled Unconstitutional
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A federal judge has held that California’s death penalty law is unconstitutional. So reports the San Francisco Gate.
Read more...Are Prisoners’ Emails to Lawyers Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege?
Federal judges are divided over whether inmates have a right to confidential email communications with their counsel. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Federal Judge to SCOTUS: “STFU”
Richard Kopf, who sits on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, told the U.S. Supreme Court to “STFU” in a recent post on his personal blog, “Hercules and the Umpire.” So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Is Congress the Right Party to Sue Obama?
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The judiciary is going to have to play referee in the ongoing dispute between Republican Congressional leadership and the president, although not everyone is sold on the motive, method or likelihood that the case will yield any meaningful results for the House.
Read more...Using Google Maps While Driving May Soon Be Illegal
Should the battle against distracted driving go beyond bans on cellphone use and texting while driving to include laws regulating the use of smartphone navigation aids like Google Maps? The Transportation Department thinks so. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Bergdahl swap sparks debate, but will litigation follow?
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The return home for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, and the attached exchange of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners some consider a threat to U.S. security, has led to partisan bickering, policy debates and questions about loyalty, terrorism, and Presidential authority. But, it may not be the impetus for any future litigation.
Read more...High Court Nixes Fla. Standard for Death Row IQ Exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a Florida court decision holding that a convicted murderer who scored 71 on an IQ test is automatically ineligible for the death penalty exemption that Florida affords intellectually disabled convicts. So reports the Florida Times-Union.
Read more...Net Neutrality End Coming with Expected FCC Regs
FCC commissioners are expected to move forward with rules that would allow internet service providers like AT&T to charge tech and media firms like Facebook for higher speed connections. So reports the Washington Post.
Read more...High Court OKs Sectarian Prayer at Town Meetings
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The Supreme Court sided with the town of Greece, New York, in a case in which two of the town’s residents objected to the town’s practice of beginning town meetings with a sectarian prayer. So reports CNN.
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