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“Common sense” reasoning is becoming more common at the Supreme Court. The justices have explicitly relied on common sense to underwrite its holdings in several salient areas of law. And […]

Plus, the court released four opinions on Thursday in cases on shortening prison sentences, jury selection, and last-mile drivers.

Everyone in the legal profession is talking about AI. Conferences, bar association panels, LinkedIn posts, law school curriculums. The conversation is everywhere. But most of it is still framed […]

Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of a “swatting” incident – a false call reporting gunshots intended to provoke a response from law enforcement officials – on Wednesday night, […]

As AI-assisted documentation becomes more widely adopted, a broader question worth tracking is whether failure to adopt available tools that meaningfully improve documentation accuracy could itself […]

Settlements provide a way for employees to obtain compensation more quickly and with less risk, and they prevent employers from exposing themselves to greater liability than they might otherwise face […]

New MCP integration brings CoCounsel Legal into Claude workflows to help legal work meet fiduciary-grade standards.

Unanimous verdict sends powerful message that weaponizing the child protection system for personal and financial gain will not be tolerated.

TopCounsel and Lloyd for The L Suite allow in-house counsel to access unique peer insights from within their Claude accounts.

The result is threefold: increased capacity, enhanced peace of mind and reduced friction.

The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a Mississippi man’s conviction and death sentence. By a vote of 5-4, the court in Pitchford v. Cain agreed with Terry Pitchford that the judge at his 2006 […]

Over the years, the Supreme Court has sent mixed signals about whether its emergency docket orders carry precedential weight. In 2021, Justice Samuel Alito said publicly that emergency orders are not […]

Plus, we will be live blogging this morning as the court releases one or more opinions in argued cases.

Federal case exposed illegal dumping and sewer monitoring tampering at a wastewater facility.

ATM disputes spark settlement payments and concerns over banking machine errors

Family blames kratom product after musician died following late-night walk with alcohol.

Federal settlement resolves allegations involving improper Medicare payments at Ohio treatment facilities.

Just over two weeks after the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court had blocked as racially discriminatory, Alabama returned to the court. In a […]

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court has done a […]

The U.S. Supreme Court (unlike some) does not divide its docket between civil and criminal cases. So I do. With about five weeks left in the current Supreme Court term, it’s time for a quick update […]

The Roberts court is often treated as especially protective of the First Amendment. It is true that the court has reshaped free speech law across such areas as campaign finance, student speech, […]

Plus, Amy answers a question about recusal decisions.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court that had revived a dispute over a policy governing speaking engagements by immigration judges. In a list of orders […]

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. Much of the reporting on Louisiana v. Callais suggests […]

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon in United States v. Hemani, a closely watched case addressing drug users’ gun rights. When it does, the ruling will likely reignite not just the debate […]

Plus, a history of Supreme Court leaks.

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. The Supreme Court shapes constitutional and statutory […]

Yesterday’s decision in M&K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund was pretty much exactly what you would have expected given the argument: a brisk rejection of the […]

Last month, The New York Times published a major scoop: the inside story of the Supreme Court’s 2016 order blocking then-President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, an environmental initiative […]

Plus, the court addressed a Cuban confiscation case, a death-row IQ dispute, and ERISA provisions.

More than 65 years after the confiscation by Cuba’s communist government of assets owned by U.S. businesses there, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a U.S. business that is seeking to […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday left in place a ruling by a federal appeals court in favor of an Alabama man who has been on that state’s death row for more than two decades. In a one-sentence, […]

When the justices meet for their private conference on Thursday, there is one high-profile petition for review they will not consider, even though it has been fully briefed since late January: an […]

Plus, how much does oral argument tell us about the court’s eventual ruling?

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Since our last post, the […]

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and […]

Lady Liberty stands poised in New York Harbor, her torch lifted in quiet promise—an enduring symbol of hope, opportunity, and welcome for those seeking a better life. But for many who came to […]

A self-described extrovert, Hannah Anderson has never been one to sit on the sidelines. Since joining the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (JWLA) in 2019, she has actively served in many board […]

Scott Baughan and Richard Lord are both longtime mediators who previously worked for many years with a prominent mediation firm prior to forming ADRsource. They had noticed a trend in the industry of […]

AALM: What attracted you to the practice of law? And to your practice in particular? ST: As a kid, it was very important to me that everyone follow the rules — even in games my friends and I made […]

Ariel R. Spires is an attorney with Cobb & Gonzalez P.A. She is board certified in condominium and planned land development law by the Florida Bar. AALM: What compelled you to seek board […]

We sat down with Josh Shilts, CPA, ASA, ABV\CFF\CGMA, CFE to discuss his career post-merger with Dean Dorton where he now serves as managing director of forensic and valuation services. AALM: A lot […]