The petition of the day is: Starr International Company, Inc. v. United States 17-540 Issue: Whether a private party with Article III standing may be barred from asserting constitutional claims for money damages against the federal government because of the equitable doctrine of “third-party prudential standing.” The post Petition...
Cruise veteran Linda Coffman reports on her blog that Oceania Cruises' M/S Regatta experienced a power loss this morning while cruising near Hawaii. According to Ms. Coffman, the power was restored and guest services have been restored. "At approximately 2:00 a.m. local time in Honolulu, HI...
It took less than one month and 10 slip-opinion pages for a unanimous Supreme Court to decide in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago that a rule of appellate procedure limiting the length of an extension for filing a notice of appeal is not...
After a Baltimore police trial board found Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. not guilty of all administrative charges Tuesday in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, legal analysts said the cases against two colleagues will likely zero in on what additional responsibility they had as...
U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, A Republican former prosecutor and judge in Texas, will retire from Congress next year, the Texas Tribune reports. Poe and Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) founded the Congressional Victim’s Rights Caucus. Poe said he had stressed “giving crime victims a voice, helping...
Ohio crime victims will have rights enshrined in the state constitution for the first time, as voters overwhelmingly approved State Issue 1 on Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Professional organizations for lawyers objected to the constitutional amendment. Still, the issue’s chief backer said he wants...