The Supreme Court announced today that it will review the case of Snyder V. Phelps. Anti-gay protesters led by Fred Phelps and his organization The Westboro Baptist Church often protest at the funerals of fallen soldiers. A case was brought by the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, a solider whose funeral was picketed [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 2, 2009
David Shapiro, founding partner of Dickstein Shapiro, has passed away. Shapiro died in London of a heart attack at age 81. In addition to being a founding partner, Mr. Shapiro was a prominent figure at the Supreme Court where he argued several well known cases. In 1960, he successfully defended the 1st amendment rights [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to Utah’s teachers union on Tuesday by limiting how it can collect contributions from its donors. The high court ruled that the union could not collect donations for its political action committee by automatically deducting money from their members’ paychecks. The precedent was set in a very similar “paycheck protection” [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether or not a cross honoring fallen soldiers in the Mojave National Preserve is a violation of the 1st Amendment. It will be the first time that the court will hear a case regarding “an establishment of religion” with John Roberts as the Chief Justice. The current cross [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger has lost his “right-to-criticize-judges” lawsuit in a federal appeals court. The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Fieger was not wrongfully punished for lambasting three judges on a 1999 radio show, when he called them “jackasses” and compared them to Nazis for overturning a $15 million verdict. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, NY nursing facility gave “objectively reasonable” advice and cannot be prosecuted, a Brooklyn appeals panel has ruled. In a unanimous decision, the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, ruled that District Attorney Thomas J. Spota of Suffolk County must halt [...]
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