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The Difference Between Keeping Lawyers And Losing Lawyers? It’s More Than Money.
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By IG
Apr 21, 2022
In a dispute over the meaning of a procedural rule, justices seem settled: “Mistake” means “mistake”
Kemp v. United States was an unusual argument, as the justices seemed to come to the bench resolved to settle the case with an answer proposed by neither of the parties. Kemp asks the Supreme Court to interpret Rule 60(b), which is the rule that... The po
By IG
Apr 21, 2022
Court ponders constitutionality of disparate fees in business bankruptcy cases
Monday’s argument in Siegel v. Fitzgerald was a meandering exercise that shed little direct light on how the justices will dispose of this matter. As I explain below, my best guess is that the protracted questioning about what the court should do if it ho
By IG
Apr 21, 2022
Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. We have a fair amount of movement on the relist rolls this week. To begin with, one famili
By IG
Apr 21, 2022