2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (511+ words) A US federal judge has declined to rule on a dispute between Swiss multinational investment bank UBS and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) over the scope of a landmark 1999 Holocaust-era settlement with Swiss banks, finding no active legal case to…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (439+ words) Courtly Observations'is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court's decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people's lives. The history of professional speech in the court Chiles v. Salazar…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1273+ words) What accompanies a very simple First Amendment is a very complex legal roadmap for judges. Like nearly every presidency since the founding, President Donald Trump's second administration has raised new questions about the First Amendment and what it protects. These…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (181+ words) A group of residents in Northampton, Mass. , filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a city resolution mandating divestment from companies tied to Israel, arguing the measure is unlawful and driven by ideology. The complaint, filed in Massachusetts Superior…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (479+ words) law and religion, religious freedom, Advocacy, C-9 On Monday, March 23, the House of Commons voted to move Bill C-9 forward to third reading. MPs voted 188 in favour and 144 against. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights tabled its report on Bill…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (252+ words) A pastor's lawsuit over a local anti-protest law that censored his speech is being allowed to move forward, according to a ruling from the U. S. Supreme Court. It is Gabriel Olivier who sued over the law in Brandon, Mississippi, seeking a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) I am not the only one affected. Alongside me, well-known figures such as the scholar Norbert Bolz and the journalist Jan Fleischhauer have also been targeted. These are people who are moderately conservative or classically liberal; I myself am more…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (342+ words) This piece was adapted from CT's books newsletter. Subscribe'here. With a purported 63 conservative majority, why is it that the Supreme Court is taking on fewer cases and overturning fewer precedents? Why is the Trump administration more likely to lose than…...