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Federal appeals court denies Illinois ex-governor's appeal for release
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court's denial of motion submitted by former Illinois governor George Ryan seeking his release from prison. Ryan argued...
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Affordable Care Act will have lasting effects not only for the nation's health care system, but also for...
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear appeals from detainees at Guantanamo Bay represents a significant step away from the rights secured for them in Boumediene...
Supreme Court rules courts cannot award cost of document translation
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. that the cost of translating documents cannot be awarded to the winning party in federal court under...
Supreme Court orders appeals court to reconsider Illinois ex-governor Ryan's appeal
The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reconsider former Illinois governor George Ryan's appeal in light of Wood v. Milyard [SCOTUS blog...
US Supreme Court blocks enforcement of Montana campaign spending law
The US Supreme Court on Friday blocked enforcement of a Montana Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a state law limiting the amount of money corporations can spend on campaigns, until it can consider...
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that to understand the ongoing health care reform litigation, it is important to keep certain points in mind, and provides an in-depth preview to the issues...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Ohio's request to put a condemned killer to death, effectively putting the state's executions on hold. Without comment, the court refused to allow Ohio to execute...
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized the use of television cameras and other recording devices in state courts . The order permits "extended media coverage" in courtrooms, which entails broadcasting of proceedings...
