http://www.lawyercentral.com Supreme Court Legal News en-us Copyright 2012 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/justice/scotus-ethics-rules/index.html?section=cnn_latest The Supreme Court has rejected congressional calls for the justices to adhere officially to the same ethics rules binding on other federal judges, including when to recuse in cases involving possible conflicts of interest. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120222_Justices_to_hear_affirmative-action_case.html WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court set an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative-action programs. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0222/Supreme-Court-tests-Stolen-Valor-Is-there-a-right-to-lie-about-being-a-hero ?Xavier Alvarez lied,? his lawyer says in his brief to the Supreme Court in the Stolen Valor case, but there's ?a realm of harmless prattle and puffery generally considered beyond government control.? Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/blog/crime-and-courts-roggensack-moves-to-close-high-court-conferences/article_183e6cfe-5c04-11e1-b161-0019bb2963f4.html Last year, after animosities between Wisconsin Supreme Court justices boiled over into a series of embarrassing incidents, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson proposed opening more court deliberations. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.wthr.com/story/16972100/supreme-court-semifinalists-set-to-interview The high court will have an opening in March when Chief Justice Randall Shepard retires. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/israel-top-court-takes-palestinian-detainee-appeal-125815520.html Israel's Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing this week on the appeal of a Palestinian prisoner waging an unprecedented hunger strike that has stretched for more than two months, court officials and his lawyers said Monday. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.startribune.com/nation/139590683.html Protection for members of the Supreme Court not nearly as pervasive as for other branches of the government. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-detain-20120219,0,1970806.story?track=rss The case of 11 detainees, who had been acquitted, illustrates how the Supreme Court is attempting to challenge Pakistan's dominant military and spy agency. Before Abdul Majeed was swept away by intelligence agents a year and a half ago, he weighed 154 pounds. Now he weighs 88. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.theledger.com/article/20120218/news/120219306&tc=yahoo Supporters and opponents of the state's new legislative districts took their battle to court Friday, filing a series of briefs with the Florida Supreme Court spelling out the cases for and against the House and Senate maps. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-19/montana-corporate-election-spending-ban-halted-by-high-court.html The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a century-old Montana ban on corporate campaign spending, signaling the justices may reinforce a 2010 ruling that allowed companies to donate unlimited amounts to influence elections. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.startribune.com/nation/139627063.html WASHINGTON - Xavier Alvarez was in good company when he stood up at a public meeting and called himself a wounded war veteran who had received the top military award, the Medal of Honor. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://ca.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-says-quebec-ethics-course-does-not-150818120.html MONTREAL - Calling multiculturalism a reality of modern Canada, the Supreme Court has slapped down a claim from parents who say their rights were violated by a Quebec ethics-and-religion class that teaches students about different faiths. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.pressherald.com/r?19=961&43=606322&44=139560948&32=10367&7=617322&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fmontana-defies-supreme-court-ruling_2012-02-18.html But the court puts on hold enforcement of a Montana election law that goes against Citizens United. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120218/NEWS01/302180015/Gay-rights-review-sought-Brevard-case-concerning-offspring?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cNEWS03%7cs The Florida Supreme Court could further define rights of gay parents if it reviews a case stemming from a dispute between a former couple from Brevard County. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/justices-allow-montana-corporation-election-spending-014655751.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to corporations and a political advocacy group by allowing them to spend freely before Montana's 2012 elections, a follow-up case to the court's major campaign finance ruling two years ago. The justices granted a request from the three plaintiffs to put on hold a December decision by the Montana Supreme Court that upheld a ... Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/high-court-blocks-mont-campaign-money-ruling-232042379.html The Supreme Court on Friday blocked a Montana court ruling upholding limits on corporate campaign spending. The state court ruling appears to be at odds with the high court's 2010 decision striking down a federal ban on those campaign expenditures. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/16/pol-cp-mandatory-minimums.html?cmp=rss Canada's highest court has twice ruled that mandatory minimum sentences will "inevitably" and "unavoidably" result in miscarriages of justice. But the Supreme Court also has cautioned judges to only reluctantly override sentencing guidelines set by politicians. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.indystar.com/article/20120216/NEWS05/202160405/1008/NEWS05 Current and former state employees will be getting far less back pay than they had hoped for under a decision issued Thursday by the Indiana Supreme Court. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/02/16/12/sc-thumbs-down-requests-confidential-court-records MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the examination and reproduction of confidential court records of cases cited in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona as subpoenaed by the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, and requested, through letters, by the House prosecution panel. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/f497388c-f70c-58fd-a78f-326eeb4126c6.html Webster Groves School District asks the Missouri Supreme Court to stem off what the district describes as a potential deluge of students transferring from failing schools. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/146744/sc-grants-prosecutors%e2%80%99-request-to-have-copies-of-non-confidential-docus The Supreme Court granted the request of the House impeachment panel that they be given copies of records of the court subject of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona but only those that are not confidential in nature. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.negroschronicle.com/web-archives/critical-reporting/Full%20scale%20legal%20battle%20-%20Faura%20VS.%20Senate%20Court.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=540&width=850 There are now two courts in the country who want to be above each other. The Supreme Court vs. the Senate Impeachment Court. They are short of saying: they are above the law. Whatta court! Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/court-activism-sign-power-shift-pakistan-151149316.html A newly assertive Supreme Court is taking on the Pakistani government and army in a series of high-profile cases, signaling a power shift in a country vital to U.S. efforts to fight Islamist militants and negotiate peace in Afghanistan. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/02/15/ohio_justice_rejects_death_penalty_law_he_wrote As a young state senator 30 years ago, Paul Pfeifer helped write Ohio's death penalty law. Today, as the senior member of the state Supreme Court, he's trying to eliminate it. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-court-blocks-destruction-voter-lists-201049257.html Venezuela's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered opposition electoral officials not to destroy lists of voters following primary elections, a decision that was promptly condemned by opposition leaders who vowed to keep voters' identities secret. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/ricci_aims_at_supreme_court_again/ In a case that changed federal law, attorney Karen Torre argued that race should not play a role in New Haven?s fire department promotions exams. Now she hopes to take that argument for race-blindness further and have the U.S. Supreme Court strike down part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/node/198236 MANILA, Philippines - Are government officials and employees allowed to revise their annual statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs) after they are sworn in and filed, according to the belief of former Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas? Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2012/02/13/Pakistan_PM_on_contempt_charges_718023.html Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is facing indictment for contempt in Supreme Court. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-17022856 China's Supreme Court says it will review a controversial death sentence handed down on fraud charges "with caution", after a public outcry. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57377234/do-supreme-court-justices-need-more-protection/ In wake of Justice Stephen Breyer's robbery, questions have been raised about the security of 12 serving the U.S. high court Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://blogs.findlaw.com/decided/2012/02/az-supreme-court-keeps-candidate-off-ballot-for-weak-english-skills.html An Arizona woman with weak English skills can be kept off the ballot as a candidate, Arizona's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. But the court declined to immediately disclose a reason for its decision. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.npr.org/2012/02/13/146800084/pakistans-prime-minister-charged-with-contempt?ft=1&f=1004 The country's Supreme Court charged Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for defying its order to reopen an old corruption case against the president, sharpening a political crisis that has shaken this already volatile country. Gilani pleaded not guilty. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-pm-charged-contempt-over-graft-case-071206980.html The Supreme Court charged Pakistan's prime minister with contempt Monday for defying its order to reopen an old corruption case against the president, sharpening a political crisis that has shaken this already volatile country. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/pakistans-supreme-court-charges-pm-with-contempt/article2336065/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2336065 If convicted, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani could be forced to step down and face up to six months in jail Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.salisburypost.com/News/021212-brief-MUST-repub-meeting-qcd N.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby will be the special guest speaker at the February Rowan Republican gathering Monday at 7 p.m. in the Commissioner's Chambers at 130 West Innes St. The November elections will determine whether North Caroli ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1202/S00324/asian-human-rights-commission-and-missing-persons-case.htm Supreme Court failed to indict the military in contempt of court in the case of missing persons. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2885956.ece Ahead of his court appearance, the Pakistan Prime Minister said that he would resign if the Supreme Court convicts him in the case over his refusal to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.theolympian.com/2012/02/11/1986792/state-high-court-considers-rules.html The state Supreme Court, prodded into action by a 2009 case involving a reprimanded Federal Way judge, is weighing a rule to underscore that court administrative records are public. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/12/dial-m-for-missing.html The shroud of secrecy enveloping the disappeared people of Pakistan seems to be lifting over the past few weeks with the Pakistani Supreme Court taking notice of the Adiala prisoners? case. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/11/2022523/court-considers-rules-on-availability.html The state Supreme Court, prodded into action by a 2009 case involving a reprimanded Federal Way judge, is weighing a rule to underscore that court administrative records are public. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1391760131/A-historic-battle-for-interracial-marriage Forty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all remaining state bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2012/02/10/ginsburg_questions_1973_abortion_rulings_timing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that her predecessors on the high court mistimed the milestone 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-OKs-redistricting-plan-3246004.php HARTFORD -- The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of majority Democrats in the General Assembly , approving a new congressional map that will be in effect until after the 2020 Census. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-capitol-watch-ct-supreme-court-approves-congressional-lines-20120210,0,4422067.storylink?track=rss The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that only minor changes are needed for the state?s Congressional district boundary lines. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://nems360.com/view/full_story/17477929/article-Under-questioning--Supreme-Court-hears-arguments-on-Barbour-pardons?instance=special_coverage_bullets_right_column JACKSON - Lawyers on both sides of the question of whether dozens of pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour are valid were peppered with questions from the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.startribune.com/local/139138084.html The city had been set for Supreme Court showdown with landlords. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.lvrj.com/news/court-takes-up-appeals-from-foreclosure-mediation-program-139146194.html CARSON CITY - Nevada's Supreme Court has begun acting on appeals filed by residents trying to avoid home foreclosures through assistance from the state Foreclosure Mediation Program. In opinions issued Thursday, justices reversed District Judge Donald Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/world/asia/pakistan-prime-minister-gilani-appeal-is-rejected-by-supreme-court.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The high court on Friday rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani against contempt charges, escalating a tense standoff between the judiciary and the ruling party. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://in.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-not-intervene-army-chiefs-date-birth-084425801.html New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday grilled Army Chief General V.K. Singh on his date of birth, and said the issue should be solved amicably and should not have been brought into the public domain. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-court-pardons,0,1302539.story?track=rss FAST FACTS: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-tv-senate-panel-advances-bill-requiring-194550552.html The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 7 on Thursday in support of a bill that would require live video broadcasts of arguments at the US Supreme Court. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16977641 India's Supreme Court says the army chief has dropped his case against the government over his retirement age. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203385808/ht/Supreme-Court-trips-army-chief-in-age-row-battle Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh suffered a blow Friday in the Supreme Court, forcing him to withdraw his plea demanding that his birth date be treated as May 10, 1951 and not 1950 as the government maintains. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/142829/supreme-court%e2%80%99s-tro-should-be-respected-says-defense-lawyer-salvador Defense spokesperson Tranquil Salvador III on Thursday said the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court should be respected but clarified the petition granted was the one submitted by the Philippine Savings Bank and not from embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/02/us_supreme_court_ruling_may_me.html Until Ohio revises its lethal injection procedures to the satisfaction of a federal judge on the case, no more inmates will be executed, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine acknowledged. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/02/09/group_wants_supreme_court_to_save_war_memorial Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision, amid a growing fight nationwide over the use of religious symbols to honor fallen troops. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/08/world/asia/pakistan-prime-minister-appeal/index.html?section=cnn_latest Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani filed an appeal Wednesday against a Supreme Court decision to charge him with contempt, his lawyer said, the latest move in a drawn-out struggle between the country's political leaders and the judiciary. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120208_A_step_for_gay_marriage.html SAN FRANCISCO - Same-sex marriage moved a step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www2.tbo.com/news/politics/2012/feb/07/1/court-california-gay-marriage-ban-is-unconstitutio-ar-356108/ Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to ?lessen the status and human dignity? of gays. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/experts-marriage-bans-path-high-court-unclear-15536223 Experts say path to Supreme Court for state's same-sex marriage ban unclear. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/02/07/20120207ruling-california-gay-marriage-ban-due-today.html The voter-approved law is on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57373084/will-supreme-court-enter-gay-marriage-fight/ Proponents of California's same-sex marriage ban may not have clear path to appeal to high court, legal experts say Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://economictimes.feedsportal.com/fy/8av2EvU0WJZwz1lM/story01.htm SC has directed the Singapore-based firm Speak Asia, accused of duping investors to the tune of Rs 1,300 crore, to deposit before it the amount payable to investors. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2012/02/07/Police_ordered_out_by_PNG_court_715868.html PNG's supreme court has briefly adjourned hearings into the nation's ongoing political dispute. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/12836938/png-court-to-map-out-political-solution/ Papua New Guinea's supreme court will announce on Wednesday how it will proceed with the cases stemming from the country's political turmoil. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/ejdionne_020712.html Did a single justice in the majority even imagine a world of super PACs and phony corporations set up for the sole purpose of disguising a donor?s identity? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/assange-fate-may-be-revealed-on-twitter/story-e6frf7lf-1226263668401 AUSTRALIAN WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may learn his fate on Twitter, with Britain's Supreme Court embracing social media. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=245521 ATLANTA (AP) Georgia's top court on Monday struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members of a suicide group who said it also violated free speech rights. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://finance.yahoo.com/news/health-care-case-tests-supreme-050100183.html The historic U.S. Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's signature health-carelegislation -- with 5 1/2 hours of arguments planned over threedays on a matter that affects every American and ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/politics-and-the-supreme-court.html Three major legal cases may influence the 2012 election, but the cases also illustrate how politics shape the Supreme Court. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2012/02/fdr_and_chief_justice_hughes_a.html Former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Stewart Pollack reviews this offering by James D. Simon. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203247402/ht/Why-Supreme-Court-judgment-on-telecom-a-blow-to-government However much Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal may seek to defend the government, the verdict on telecom licences by the Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow to the credibility of the government, particularly when the very edifice of the executive -- that of framing and executing policies -- has been lambasted. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.ydr.com/rss/ci_19889755?source=rss York, PA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday explained its reasons for rejecting the state's legislative redistricting plan last week. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/supreme-court-health-reform_n_1251156.html WASHINGTON -- A Kaiser Family Foundation poll published as the Supreme Court went into mid-term recess last week reveals that nearly 60 percent of Americans think the justices will be guided by ideology rather than legal analysis when they decide the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act's controversial individual mandate requiring people to purchase health insurance. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/02/04/news/doc4f2d0b41a030f227949114.txt HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court?s decision to strike down the new state House and Senate maps is a reminder that even in the most cynical of political activities, the power remains with the people. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120204/NEWS/302040040/1001/ The call came at 8:39 a.m. Friday on a foggy morning in far northern Iowa - as if a commentary on the haze that has lingered here over this issue for more than two years. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-03/indian-court-adds-to-singh-flip-flop-telenor-s-insecurity.html The Indian Supreme Court?s decision yesterday to scrap tainted phone licenses is spurring concern frequent policy flip-flops will deter foreign investment when the economy needs about $1 trillion over the next five years. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-03/india-court-adds-to-singh-flip-flop-as-telenor-risks-jeopardy.html The Indian Supreme Court?s decision yesterday to scrap tainted phone licenses is spurring concern frequent policy flip-flops will deter foreign investment when the economy needs about $1 trillion over the next five years. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2012/02/03/main_line_times/news/doc4f2817997c032174050474.txt HAVERFORD TWP. -- Plans for a meet and greet between State Rep. Nicholas Micozzie (R-163) and his prospective constituents in Haverford's 9th Ward were upended last Thursday, following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's unprecedented rejection of a redistricting plan approved last month by a five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203201018/ht/Supreme-Court-raps-government-over-army-chiefs-age-row The Supreme Court Friday rapped the government over the way it has handled army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's age row, saying the entire process of deciding his year of birth was 'vitiated'. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/02/mississippi_supreme_court_take.html Former governor says he gave the pardons because he's a Christian and believes in second chances Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/sweden-lawyers-assange-extradition-request-valid-130223283.html Lawyers for Swedish authorities told Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday that a bid to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning over rape allegations is valid. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-16850595 Pakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/business/global/india-supreme-court-cancels-2g-licenses.html The licenses had been sold at below-market prices in 2008, a controversy that became the rallying cry for a large anti-corruption movement that dominated the public debate in India last year. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/world/supreme-court-to-charge-pakistani-pm-with-contempt/article_49fe4afc-c44e-55b7-a1db-6b27d29d5a25.html Pakistan's Supreme Court vowed Thursday to charge the prime minister with contempt for his failure to reopen an old corruption case against the president, ramping up a destabilizing political crisis just as Washington seeks to rebuild a troubled anti-terror alliance with the country. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/world/asia/pakistan-pm-court/index.html?section=cnn_latest Pakistan's Supreme Court has summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/world/asia/pakistan-pm-court/index.html?eref=rss_world Pakistan's Supreme Court summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/julian-assange-extradition-trial-supreme-court_n_1246288.html LONDON (AP) - Julian Assange took his extradition battle to Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing that sending him to Sweden would violate a fundamental principle of natural law. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/assange-appeals-extradition-uks-top-court-112743152.html LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appealed to Britain's Supreme Court Wednesday not to extradite him to Sweden over accusations of sex crimes, a move that could push his anti-secrecy website further toward oblivion. Australian-born Assange, 40, became a worldwide celebrity and infuriated the U.S. government in 2010 when WikiLeaks released secret video footage and thousands of U ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/world/middleeast/julian-assange-wikileaks-appeal-extradition-britain-supreme-court.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Julian Assange was set to appear on Wednesday at Britain?s Supreme Court to appeal an order approving his extradition to Sweden. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/249095/prison_sentences_in_pirate_bay_trial_made_final_as_supreme_court_refuses_hearing.html The Swedish Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from the founders of The Pirate Bay against prison sentences and fines imposed by the Swedish Court of Appeals... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://news.yahoo.com/assange-uk-supreme-court-over-extradition-fight-112215815.html Julian Assange took his extradition battle to Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing that sending him to Sweden would violate a fundamental principle of natural law. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/01/high_court_refuses_to_delay_ci.html The state-run company was found to have failed to give clients timely service after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120131/POLITICS02/201310364/1409/rss36 Detroit - After more than five months, a Michigan Supreme Court justice is growing impatient over the court's failure to declare whether it will review the state's controversial emergency manager law. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://asiaone.feedsportal.com/c/34151/f/618414/s/1c4819f9/l/0L0Sasiaone0N0CNews0CLatest0J2BNews0CWorld0CStory0CA1Story20A120A1310E3250A340Bhtml/story01.htm WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's two-day hearing at England's Supreme Court gets underway Wednesday. -AFP Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/assanges-day-in-supreme-court-is-last-stand-in-britain-against-extradition-20120131-1qr9s.html The WikiLeaks founder goes into battle again today. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_19855838?source=rss Man was found guilty of killing well-known surfer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.phillyburbs.com/ap/state/nj/christie-defends-supreme-court-nominees/article_8618e049-711a-5c5d-8cb2-900c6898a357.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie found himself on the defensive today over his two Supreme Court picks just a week after announcing that he was moving to diversify New Jersey's all-white Supre Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://in.news.yahoo.com/pak-sc-grants-two-more-months-memo-probe-101223469.html Islamabad, Jan 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has granted two more months to the judicial commission probing the Memo Gate scandal for completing its work. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST webmaster@lawyercentral.com (LawyerCentral.com) Supreme Court http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-has-shown-unity-but-little-guidance/2012/01/27/gIQAiUjoaQ_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage The Supreme Court?s decision last week regarding GPS tracking of criminal suspects was a very big deal for Antoine Jones, a D.C. nightclub owner and convicted drug dealer who saw his conviction overturned. Read full article >> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:17:16 PST