Today in 1994: U.S. Senate confirms Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court

Jul 29, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

On July 29, 1994, Stephen Breyer, often touted as the Court’s intellectual counterweight to Justice Scalia, was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the U.S. Senate

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Jul 29, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

It would be contrary to sound policy to permit any private property rights to exist in statement delivered by author on occasion of his accepting Nobel Prize for Literature, …

Why the legal challenge to NY gay marriage law is doomed to fail

Jul 28, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

The challenge to New York’s Marriage Equality Act will likely fail, since it asks the court to interpret legislative procedure, which courts are loathe to do.

Hot Docs: Shareholder sues to eject News Corp. board of directors

Jul 28, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

A News Corp. shareholder has filed suit against the board of directors, seeking damages and their ejection from the board over the phone hacking scandal.

House of Cards

Jul 28, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

If there is no evidence sufficient to create genuine issue as to any essential element of plaintiff’s claim, …

Ballot Law: The first challenge to “Citizens United”?

Jul 27, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Three Minnesota groups are suing the state for laws they claim violate the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC ruling. Will this be Citizens United Part 2?

Westlaw tip: How to display page breaks in documents

Jul 27, 2011 By: West Reference Attorneys

You can set Westlaw to display page breaks in a document in “Preferences” by checking “Display Star Page breaks in document.”

“An Unruly Horse”

Jul 27, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Public policy is an unruly horse…

News Corp.’s possible criminal problems in the U.S.

Jul 26, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

While still struggling with British investigations, News Corp. is now facing new criminal investigations in the U.S. How could these affect it?

Review of Hot Coffee Documentary

Jul 26, 2011 By: Jeffrey Scalise

Last week, my wife and I happened upon “Hot Coffee”, the 2011 documentary film analyzing the impact of tort reform on the…

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