President Obama on May 10th nominated Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Catch the video on the White House site. The Senate Judiciary Committee site includes a link to the site where you can …
Philadelphia and Cleveland have always been linked to one thing, fan behavior at sporting events. This past weekend a kid in Philadelphia ran onto the field during a Phillies game. The story usually ends up with the announcers saying how …
The U.S. Courts web page published a new Caselaw Study on Post-Iqbal Cases (Rev. 4/15/10)as well as an updated Statistical Information on Motions to Dismiss re Twombly/Iqbal (Rev. 4/27/10) (PDF). As you may recall from our prior post, Ashcroft v. …
Today, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement from the US Supreme Court, effective the day after the Court recesses this summer. In a letter to President Obama, Stevens stated “it would be in the best interests of the …
Under the aegis of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing has a mandate to examine and report on the status of housing rights, engage in dialogues with governments, and …
