By Pat Murphy Dolan Media The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the extent to which defendants in a civil rights case are entitled to attorney fees under Section 1988 after obtaining the dismissal of a frivolous claim that involved interrelated ...

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Does the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a search authorized by caselaw that has since been overruled?

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Boston (Dolan) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that considers whether a lawyer ineffectively assisted a murder defendant by failing to get an expert to investigate blood evidence from the scene of a shooting.

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Washington - Those representing indigent clients before the U.S. Supreme Court may want to take note of one item in the massive list of orders issued by the Court on Oct. 4.

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Boston (Dolan) - Among the 14 cases accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court are five criminal cases.

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Boston (Dolan) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide two cases questioning whether a foreign company can be sued in state court for introducing a dangerous product into the stream of commerce that injured residents of that state.

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Boston - Should defendants be held to the heightened pleading standard articulated in the Twombly-Iqbal line of U.S. Supreme Court cases for plaintiffs' complaints?

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Washington - The nation's federal judges agreed Tuesday to a pilot project that could televise some civil trials -- 16 years after the judges ended a similar experiment.

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Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court begins its upcoming term with a docket full of cases important to litigators. Starting on Oct. 4, the justices will take on issues ranging from the ability to file suit in matters involving arbitration clauses or federal regulations, to retaliation and privacy issues in employment law, to major criminal law and civil rights questions.

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Even if a defendant pleads guilty, he does not waive the right to appeal the court’s earlier denial of his right to counsel of his choice.

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