Firm Drops DOMA Defense
King and Spalding announced today that they would no longer be representing the House of Representatives in litigation defending DOMA. […]
Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, LGBTQ Rights
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Justice is (now) “how recently the judge ate”
According to The Economist (and others), the old adage “what the judge ate for breakfast” should instead be “how recently
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Judges Say New Sentencing Law Still Doesn't Stop Injustice
Many federal judges are criticizing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, aimed at narrowing the gap between sentences for convictions
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Legal Scholars Argue Supreme Court Should Limit Campaign Spending in Judicial Elections
Dean of the law school at the University of California, Irvine, Erwin Cherminsky, and associate professor of law at Hofstra,
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Gay Couple Loses Birth Certificate Battle in the 5th Circuit
A little over a year ago, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of a couple who had adopted a
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Justice Kagan's First Dissent Challenges An Arcane View Of The Establishment Clause
Stanley Fish of the NY Times has glowing words for Justice Kagan on the occasion of her first dissent since joining the
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9th Circuit Won't Ask You For Your Papers
The 9th Circuit Monday upheld the action by an Arizona district court blocking parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law from going into effect. The ruling by District Judge Susan R. Bolton that the court upheld blocked provisions in the law that would allow for warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants and would criminalize the failure of immigrants to carry registration papers.
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Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down gay adoption ban
The Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down a state law barring unmarried gay and straight couples from adopting or serving as foster
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Supreme Ct Puts Another Nail in "Taxpayer Standing" Coffin, Supporting State's Indirect Subsidization of Religion
Yesterday, in its decision in AZ Christian School Tuition Org.v. Winn, the Supreme Court further limited the ability of private
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Clarence Thomas to Wrongfully Convicted Louisiana Death Row Inmate: "You Get Nothing."
John Thompson was convicted of murder in New Orleans in 1985 . After a trial where he opted not to
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Fried in the NY Times: Free Speech Worth Paying For
The Supreme Court recently heard a pair of challenges to an Arizona law that provides public financing for candidates who