Legal News
Justices favor reliable enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts
As the hour of this morning’s argument in Great Lakes Insurance v Raiders Retreat Realty progressed, it seemed to become more and more clear how the justices will resolve this case. The question – whether state or federal law should govern the enforceabil
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Oct 13, 2023
A Scalia argument, then a yacht excursion
It’s the second week of the new term, with two otherwise garden-variety cases set for argument on Tuesday, but with each having some noteworthy highlights. Meanwhile, this is the third week of the new season of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s favorite TV
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Oct 13, 2023
The morning read for Wednesday, October 11
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court weighs South Carolina racial gerrymandering dispute (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) US
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Oct 13, 2023
This week’s relists: preemption of consumer protection laws, bankruptcy claims, COVID mandates and . . . Chevron deference again?
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. After the big October 6 conference (239 petitions and applications pending), this Friday w
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Oct 13, 2023