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The morning read for Friday, March 15

At 10 a.m. EDT, the court expects to issue one or more opinions in argued cases from the current term. Join us for live coverage. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Cou

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Court faces dispute over insurer’s rights in asbestos bankruptcy plan

As a specific legal question, Tuesday’s bankruptcy case is simple, almost trivial: whether the Bankruptcy Code provisions that permit any “party in interest” to “be heard on any issue” in a Chapter 11 proceeding extend to an insurance company obligated on

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Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that public officials who post about topics relating to their work on their personal social media accounts are acting on behalf of the government, and therefore can be held liable for violating the First Amendment when th

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The ATL/Leopard Law Firm Diversity Survey

Have you ever been asked to sit in on a client pitch and then not assigned to the corresponding work? The post The ATL/Leopard Law Firm Diversity Survey appeared first on Above the Law.

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