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Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, takings
January 16, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. The first, Levin v. United States concerned whether the Gonzales Act properly immunizes government medical personnel against battery suits. The Gonzales Act allows that certain medical malpractice suits may only be brought against.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on warrantless blood alcohol tests
January 9, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Missouri v. McNeely on whether the Fourth Amendment allows a police officer to take a warrantless blood sample to test for alcohol levels. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the exigency standard set in Schmerber v. California for.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud, Medicaid
January 9, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission the court heard arguments on the statute of limitations under 28 USC § 2462 and whether it begins tolling when the government can first bring an action against a penalty. The attorn....... [more]
Can the Government Bleed You Dry? The Fourth Amendment Says Maybe
October 31, 2012 by Leigh Argentieri
JURIST Guest Columnist Christopher Bader, Saint Louis University School of Law Class of 2013, analyzes the US Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Missouri v. McNeeley and decide the scope of when a warrantless blood draw may be admissible evidence...Just in time for Halloween, the.... [more]
Supreme Court adds 6 cases, reverses West Virginia redistricting ruling
September 26, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court added six cases to its docket on Monday, including a rare grant of certiorari in two pro se cases. In Levin v. United States, the court will consider whether 10 USC § 1089 properly immunizes government medical personnel against battery suits. The statute, also known as the....... [more]
Alabama asks federal court to approve redistricting plan
July 27, 2012 by Max Slater
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed suit in federal court on Thursday seeking approval of a redistricting plan passed by the Alabama state legislature in May. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, asks the court to issue a declaratory judgment.... [more]
Federal court issues new Texas voting district maps
February 29, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
A panel of three judges in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Tuesday issued new voting maps for use in the 2012 elections. The new maps were issued after the US Supreme Court rejected Texas's interim redistricting maps in an emergency appeal filed to challenge an interim.... [more]
Supreme Court rejects interim Texas redistricting maps
January 20, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday rejected Texas's interim redistricting maps. The emergency appeal challenged an interim map drawn up by the US District Court for the Western District of Texas while a separate map drawn up by the state legislature is currently being challenged in the US District.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas redistricting case
January 9, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases Monday, including the Texas redistricting controversy. The court agreed last month to hear an emergency appeal challenging an interim map drawn up by the US District Court for the Western District of Texas while a separate map drawn up by.... [more]
Federal judges reject West Virginia redistricting plan
January 4, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A panel of three judges in the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled 2-1 Tuesday that West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan, signed into law last August, is unconstitutional. The Jefferson County Commission brought suit in November to challenge the.... [more]
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