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GPS Inventor to Supreme Court: Stop Warrantless GPS Tracking
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James Bond received hundreds of gadgets from tech-wizard Q throughout his fictional existence. Whether exploding toothpaste, or a belt-buckle zip line, Bond...
SCOTUS Issues Orders, Denies Adar Full Faith and Credit Appeal
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The Supreme Court issued orders this morning granting review in two cases, and denied cert in Lambda Legal's appeal in Adar v. Smith. In 2007, same-sex parents...
iHate: Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Protest Steve Jobs Funeral
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The Westboro Baptist Church is back to its hateful protests. In March, the Supreme Court ruled that a deceased soldier's father could not recover tort damages...
Death by Returned Letter? Court Hears Maples v. Thomas
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Can a death warrant be signed, “Return to Sender?” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Maple v. Thomas, an Alabama death penalty appeal, on Tuesday to...
2011 Supreme Court Cases: First Monday Kicks Off Critical Year
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As a 1L, a cranky professor told us, "First year law students are the only people who find the law interesting. That's why you don't have friends." While his...
Top 5 Ways to Get to Supreme Court Oral Arguments
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An appellant arrives at the Supreme Court oral arguments through a writ of certiorari; a Supreme Court visitor arrives by hired car or bus. We've told you...