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Obamacare expected to keep lawyers busy in 2013
Few pieces of federal legislation will have a more wide-ranging effect on the practice of law in 2013 than the Affordable Care Act.
Public defenders prevail in right-to-counsel cases
In March of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court extended the right to effective counsel to the plea stage of criminal proceedings in a pair of cases, Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye.
High court fight looms over right to carry a gun
The next big issue in the national debate over guns -- whether people have a right to be armed in public -- is moving closer to Supreme Court review.
‘Mixed-case’ appeals must be heard by district court, says US Supreme Court
A federal employee seeking judicial review of a Merit Systems Protection Board decision dismissing an employment related “mixed-case” appeal must go to district court, not the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled.
Scalia draws parallels — and media attention
Justice Antonin Scalia is drawing a lot of media attention for comments he made this week as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear two same-sex marriage law challenges.
Attorneys continue fight over real estate transfer taxes
Attorneys representing all 72 Wisconsin counties in a class-action federal lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are fighting to keep the case alive in the face of a request for dismissal.
US Supreme Court to decide on preemption of claims against towing co.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal law deregulating the trucking industry preempts state consumer protection and tort claims alleging the wrongful disposal of a towed vehicle.
Does broad arbitration clause encompass class actions? US Supreme Court to decide
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a broad arbitration clause can implicitly authorize class arbitration.
Hope, fear in gay marriage cases at high court
Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court's decision to take up the case of California's ban on same-sex unions.
Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases
The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.
Who’s on Obama’s Supreme Court short list?
President Barack Obama’s re-election – and the fact that four of the current nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are at or above the age of 74 – means that the president will likely appoint at least one more justice to the Court, perhaps as soon as next year.
US Supreme Court: Can employers stop class actions before they start?
Can an employer, faced with a purported class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, avoid litigation by immediately offering a settlement to the sole plaintiff before a class is certified?
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