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Move aside deep-fried Oreos—this year’s California State Fair is making history with the introduction of cannabis! For the first time in its 170-year history, California is inviting fair-goers to purchase and enjoy cannabis products directly on site. The decision celebrates the state’s vibrant agricultural and cannabis heritage, and showcases winners of the 2024 California State…
Anyone who follows the Supreme Court knows that its current conservative majority treats almost all Eighth Amendment claims with disdain. The Court has been notoriously unsympathetic to even the most straightforward cases alleging that a punishment is cruel and unusual. The Court has used its originalist methodology to tether the meaning of the Eighth Amendment…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jul 1, 2024 at 9:26 am The court will release the remaining opinions for the October 2023-24 term this morning. We will be live at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court….
On June 21, the Supreme Court decided a highly-anticipated Second Amendment case. In United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. __ (2024), the Court considered a facial challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a felony for people subject to certain domestic violence protective orders to possess firearms. Rahimi was the Court’s first opportunity…
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Jul 1, 2024 at 8:23 am On Monday, July 1, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Monday, July 1,…
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jun 28, 2024 at 6:15 pm The justices denied Bannon v. United States on Friday without comment. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon declined a request from Stephen Bannon, who served as an aide to former President Donald Trump, to delay the start of his four-month prison…
Judges Will Be The New Experts: On clean air. On toxic particulate matter. On food safety. On… Are You Homeless? Hope You Can Afford An Infinite Supply Of Red Bull: SCOTUS rules punishing homeless people for sleeping is totes constitutional. Diversity Still Matters: See which firms are at the top of Vault’s list! Stay Flexible,…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2024 Law360 Pulse Lawyer Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of associates say they feel stressed all or most of the time? Hint: Only 2% of associates say they don’t feel stressed at all. See the answer on the next page. #Feeling…
Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than…
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Jun 28, 2024 at 4:56 pm The justices took the bench to announce opinions on Friday. (William Hennessy) Something on television last night seems to have stolen the attention from the Supreme Court in its end-of-term push. But today, the justices will issue three big and newsworthy…