Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Eighth Circuit Judge Signals Disagreement with “Social Visibility” and “Particularity” Requirements in Social Group Asylum Claims

Posted on 9 March 2012 by

Eighth Circuit Judge Kermit Bye recently criticized a revised definition used in some asylum cases, highlighting a circuit split and stating plainly that he thinks the revised definition is arbitrary and capricious. But to understand all of that, first some … Continue reading →

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Not All Free Law is Created Equal

Posted on 21 February 2012 by

Following is a tale that, at the end, contains an embarrassingly basic lesson, but one worth remembering. I’m taking an employment law course this final semester of law school. In class recently we were discussing some of the changes that … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Jan. 8

Posted on 8 January 2012 by

More of a “what I’ve been reading” list, as this is a selection of what I’ve been reading while I was free from law school finals (and actually, the new semester starts tomorrow). Why Obama Can’t Close Guantanamo — This essay … Continue reading →

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The Wire and Criminal Procedure

Posted on 4 November 2011 by

Earlier today, a friend sent me this article, by Erwin Chemerinsky, looking at the issues in the upcoming search and seizure case, United States v. Jones, that will be heard by the Supreme Court next week. Chemerinsky writes that the … Continue reading →

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Guess I Won’t Be Counting Stevens’ Circuit Court Opinions

Posted on 3 October 2011 by

Retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens will likely not be hearing cases in the federal appeals courts, he told Adam Liptak of the New York Times: “David [Souter] and Sandra [Day O'Connor, his fellow retired colleagues] have enjoyed it,” Justice … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Sept. 28

Posted on 28 September 2011 by

SCOTUS for law students: Health-care litigation — The redesigned SCOTUSblog has debuted this feature that focuses on “cases and hot topics at the Court with a special focus on how they relate to what law students are learning in their classes.” … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — August 16

Posted on 16 August 2011 by

Immigration Audits Drive Illegal Workers Underground — This Wall Street Journal article focuses on the use of immigration audits of employers: The audits, started by the Obama administration in 2009, put the onus on business to police workers, requiring companies … Continue reading →

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Catching up on the week’s news: SB 1070 and Healthcare Reform

Posted on 13 August 2011 by

Two big developments in simmering policy and legal controversies this week. First, the State of Arizona filed a certiorari petition with the Supreme Court, asking the Court to review the injunction that a federal judge imposed prohibiting the enforcement of … Continue reading →

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No Rest for a Retired Justice: The First Circuit Decisions of David Souter

Posted on 29 July 2011 by

You would think that retirement for a Supreme Court justice would be quite relaxing: after years of reading briefs and working on opinions, a justice would be able to relax and take a break from all of the work of … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — June 28

Posted on 28 June 2011 by

Disorder in the Court — Jeffrey Rosen has this detailed look at how the Supreme Court’s conservative justices are not the monolithic block they’re often perceived to be. Tl;dr: Roberts, Alito, and Scalia are “executive-power conservatives;” Thomas is kind of … Continue reading →

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