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SCOTUS overrules Abood in Janus v. AFSCME By Carlos S. Arévalo Labor and Employment Law, September 2018 In June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which stemmed from an appeal over the dismissal of a complaint that sought to invalidate agency fees and to reverse the Supreme Court’s 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
SCOTUS overrules Abood in Janus v. AFSCME By Carlos S. Arévalo Local Government Law, September 2018 In June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which stemmed from an appeal over the dismissal of a complaint that sought to invalidate agency fees and to reverse the Supreme Court’s 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
Should you seek admission to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America? By Khara Coleman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, June 2017 There is no age requirement—admission is available to any lawyer admitted to practice in one of the United States, young or old. Each applicant must identify two sponsors who have already been admitted to the SCOTUS bar.
Our flag was still there By Daniel A. Cotter Bench and Bar, August 2013 The October 2012 Term of the United States Supreme Court has just wrapped up—A brief summary of the major decisions of the nation's highest Court.
Should the Supreme Court be televised? By Meghan Steinbeiss Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2012 It is not probable that we will ever see the full operations of the Supreme Court as the Justices hold the final vote in whether or not their activities will be televised.
Supreme Court grants arbitrators more power By Joshua Bailey Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2010 Since Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act states that such clauses are “valid, irrevocable, and enforceable” without mentioning the validity of the agreement as a whole, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a challenge to the whole agreement must be decided by the arbitrator.
A true rightward turn? The current U.S. Supreme Court term and the 2008 elections By Tom Goldstein Human and Civil Rights, January 2008 Following the completion of the 2006 Term, liberal advocacy groups raised alarm about conservative rulings from the Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court accepts certiorari in two trucking industry cases By William D. Brejcha Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, August 2002 The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in two cases from the trucking industry.
From the United States Supreme Court By Donald C. Hudson Criminal Justice, September 2000 On October 13, 1995 an anonymous caller reported to the Miami-Dade Police that a young black male standing at a particular bus stop and wearing a plaid shirt was carrying a gun.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Miranda warnings Corporate Law Departments, July 2000   In 1966 the Supreme Court published the landmark decision of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, which required law enforcement officers to give certain warnings before a suspect's statement made during custodial interrogation could be admitted in evidence.
Recent United States Supreme Court decisions By Mary Lee Leahy Human and Civil Rights, February 2000 I remember where I was--I was getting out of my car to go into the Illinois Supreme Court Library--when I heard on the radio that the court had decided Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996).
U.S. Supreme Court rules on new value (or does it?) By John C. Murray Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, December 1999 In an 8-1 opinion issued on May 3, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. 203 N. LaSalle Street Partnership, ___U.S.___, 119 S.Ct. 1141 (1999), that old equity holders were disqualified from participating in a "new value" bankruptcy reorganization plan over the objection of a senior class of impaired creditors, where the opportunity to contribute new capital and receive ownership interests in the reorganized entity was given exclusively to old equity holders without consideration of alternatives.
From the United States Supreme Court By Donald C. Hudson Criminal Justice, November 1999 Accused's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses was violated by admitting into evidence at his trial a non-testifying accomplice's confession that contained some statements against the accomplice's penal interest and others that inculpated the accused.
U.S. Supreme Court clarifies issues concerning automobile searches – Knowles v. Iowa and Wyoming v. Houghton By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 1999 During its 1998-1999 term, the United States Supreme Court reviewed important yet unresolved issues regarding automobile searches and seizures.
From the United States Supreme Court By Donald C. Hudson Criminal Justice, July 1999 Police officers may search a passenger's personal belongings inside an automobile when they have probable cause to believe the automobile contains contraband.
From the United States Supreme Court By Donald C. Hudson Criminal Justice, April 1999 When police seize property for a criminal investigation, the due process clause does not require them to provide the owner with notice of state remedies for the return of the property seized.
U.S. Supreme Court rules that Daubert factors apply to all experts, not just scientists By Michael Todd Scott Corporate Law Departments, April 1999 In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed the trial judge's role as a "gatekeeper" in regards to the admissibility of expert testimony and held that Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence governs the admissibility of novel scientific evidence.
From the United States Supreme Court By Donald C. Hudson Criminal Justice, February 1999 Respondents and the lessee of an apartment were sitting in one of its rooms bagging cocaine.

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