May 2022

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: The Supreme Court Just Gutted Another Constitutional Right (Leah Litman, Slate) Roe v. Wade Must Go for Precedent’s […]

ShareIn Shinn v. Ramirez and Jones, two men on Arizona’s death row raised claims in habeas corpus proceedings that their trial attorneys were constitutionally ineffective – one for failing to investigate evidence suggesting his client could not have committed the crime, and the other for failing to investigate her client’s intellectual disability, which could have […]

I’d Say He’s Losing It, But There’s Not Been Much To Lose: Rudy Giuliani may be cracking. LawyerX: Elon Musk wants to get into the litigation game. Are you going to apply for this farce? Drip, Drip: Courts are leaking all over the place. Going Green: Law firm with dubious environmental credentials adopts new program […]

That’s a lot of lawyers. The post This Biglaw Firm Has A Literal Brigade Of Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/this-biglaw-firm-has-a-literal-brigade-of-lawyers/

You who think, because my poems are aggressive, that I have no peace. The post I Don’t Think People Understand How Silly It Is To Use Song Lyrics As Evidence appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/i-dont-think-people-understand-how-silly-it-is-to-use-song-lyrics-as-evidence/

The spotlight is shining on the D.C. Circuit. The post Federal Court Leak — No, Not That One — Under Investigation appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/federal-court-leak-no-not-that-one-under-investigation/

Will someone please think about the billionaires! The post CALLING ALL LAWYERS! World’s Richest Man Needs Legal Aid! appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/calling-all-lawyers-worlds-richest-man-needs-legal-aid/

You’re doing great, sweetie! The post Rudy Giuliani Spills To Jan 6 Committee, Screams At Heckler, Dubs Himself ‘Mayor Of The World’ appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/rudy-giuliani-spills-to-jan-6-committee-screams-at-heckler-dubs-himself-mayor-of-the-world/

ShareThe Supreme Court on Monday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference last week. The court did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2022-23 term, nor did it seek the views of the federal government on any pending petitions. But the justices denied review in the case of an Arizona […]

ShareTwo men on Arizona’s death row are not entitled to present new evidence in federal court to support their arguments that their trial lawyers bungled their cases, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 6-3 decision. The question in Shinn v. Ramirez and Jones was whether state prisoners challenging their convictions and sentences in federal […]