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Federal Courts Back to the Drawing Board: Reversal in Texas Redistricting Case

Back to the Drawing Board: Reversal in Texas Redistricting Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Rick Perry may have exited the presidential race, but he scored a win for Texas Republicans in the Supreme Court; the Nine vacated orders to implement a...

Federal Courts This Week on First Street: SCOTUS Decides Maples v. Thomas

This Week on First Street: SCOTUS Decides Maples v. Thomas

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Nine released three more 2012 Supreme Court opinions yesterday, including a decision in a closely-watched criminal law matter. In a 7-2 decision, the...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Denies Cert in Student Free Speech Rights Cases

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Student Free Speech Rights Cases

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Nine are not fans of social media, and they're not ready to consider arguments that students' free speech rights do not extend to cyberspace. On Tuesday,...

Federal Courts Supreme Court to Consider Qualified Immunity for Lawyers Tuesday

Supreme Court to Consider Qualified Immunity for Lawyers Tuesday

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Filarsky v. Delia, a qualified immunity case challenging a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision...

Federal Courts Decided: 3 More 2012 Supreme Court Opinions

Decided: 3 More 2012 Supreme Court Opinions

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court has been busy this week, disposing of cases and dispensing decisions. The Nine followed up yesterday's decisions in CompuCredit Corp. v....

Federal Courts This Week on First Street: First 2012 Supreme Court Opinions

This Week on First Street: First 2012 Supreme Court Opinions

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

It was a busy day at First Street, with both oral arguments and the first round of 2012 Supreme Court opinions. In addition to hearing arguments in Knox v....

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