December 2022

ShareAt the end of each year, SCOTUSblog remembers some of the people whose lives and work left an imprint on the Supreme Court. From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. Read past years’ remembrances: 2021, […]

Share2022 was a turbulent year for the Supreme Court. In May, a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked to the press, revealing that a majority of the court was poised to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. Less than two months later, a divided court made that decision official, in Dobbs v. […]

Talk about sickly sweet: Going to Hershey Park? Might want to bring a metal detector. Motion in Stupidite: The Court should keep a stock of apples as quack deterrent. Cast your vote for Above The Law’s Lawyer of the Year!: No way this will bite us in the ass 4 years from now. Pick a […]

Notes to my (legal) self. The post Research Is How A Lawyer Deals With Stress appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/12/research-is-how-a-lawyer-deals-with-stress/

2022: A Year In Disingenuity The post Rating Jonathan Turley’s Wildest, Thirstiest, Most Embarrassing Bids For Attention In 2022 appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/12/rating-jonathan-turleys-wildest-thirstiest-most-embarrassing-bids-for-attention-in-2022/

ShareThe Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In June 2021, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned decision instructing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to reconsider whether police in St. Louis, […]

ShareIn the first three months of the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, was by far the most active participant in oral arguments, according to an analysis of the written transcripts for the 27 cases the court has heard so far. Jackson has spoken, on average, nearly 1,350 words per […]

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Select the winner of our annual contest. The post Last Chance: Vote Now For The Best Law Firm Holiday Card appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/12/atl-holiday-card-contest-the-finalists-2022/

I THOUGHT DARK CHOCOLATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HEALTHY?! The post Planning On A Lindt And Godiva Spread At Your End Of The Year Party? I’d Pay Attention To This Lawsuit First appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/12/planning-on-a-lindt-and-godiva-spread-at-your-end-of-the-year-party-id-pay-attention-to-this-lawsuit-first/