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    6
    Oct

    More on First Monday in October

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on More on First Monday in October

    Over on the SCOTUSblog, Prof. Stephen Wermiel offers a quick review of the debate dividing the justices about when to overrule constitutional precedent and when to follow it.  It’s a debate he describes as certain to continue when the Court begins its new term on Monday.  Read the post here.

    Category : Courts, Legal News
    3
    Oct

    First Monday in October 2019

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on First Monday in October 2019

    The new Supreme Court term is set to begin this year on Monday October 7, 2019. For previews of arguments scheduled for this term, visit the SCOTUSblog. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII) also offers a comprehensive preview of the upcoming term. You can listen to oral arguments at the Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments link, where […]

    Category : Courts, Law, Legal News
    27
    Sep

    First Monday in October 2018

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on First Monday in October 2018

    The new Supreme Court term is set to begin this year on Monday October 1, 2018. For previews of arguments scheduled for this term, visit the SCOTUSblog. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII) offers a comprehensive preview of the upcoming term. You can also find summaries of and links to all cases scheduled thus far for […]

    Category : Courts, Current Affairs, Events, Legal News
    4
    Sep

    The Kavanaugh Nomination Hearing

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on The Kavanaugh Nomination Hearing

    September 4 marks the first day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. President Donald Trump nominated the D.C. Circuit Court judge to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Check out the SCOTUSblog for live blogging of the hearing. For articles, books, congressional materials, and web resources […]

    Category : Courts, Legal History, Legal News
    26
    Sep

    First Monday in October

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on First Monday in October

    We are nearing the end of September and that means the new Supreme Court term is right around the corner!  Every year, the first Monday in October marks the beginning of a new term.  This year’s term begins on Monday, October 2. As of now, the Court has agreed to hear 32 cases.  Justices will […]

    Category : Courts, Legal History
    19
    Jul

    Listen to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Arguments

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Listen to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Arguments

    If you can’t make it to the U.S. Courthouse in Foley Square to attend oral arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, next month you’ll be able to access audio recordings of them from the court’s own website.  See the court’s announcement here or here. The recordings will become available on August 15, 2016, […]

    Category : Courts, Courts, International, Current Affairs, Law, Library Information
    14
    Mar

    The Supreme Court Vacancy

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on The Supreme Court Vacancy

    The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia created a vacant seat on the nation’s highest court. Article II section 2 of the Constitution provides the mechanism to fill that seat, stating that the President “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Judges of the Supreme Court.”  […]

    Category : Courts
    2
    Nov

    Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

    On November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349, revisiting the issue once thought settled by the 1986 decision in Batson v. Kentucky, which held it unconstitutional to strike potential jurors based on race.  A transcript of the oral argument in Foster is available here.  The Court will post […]

    Category : Courts, Legal News
    1
    Oct

    First Monday in October

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on First Monday in October

    The first Monday in October marks the opening day of the new Supreme Court term, and this year is no different! The term begins on October 5, and ten cases have been set for oral argument over the first two weeks. The Court will hear arguments about defendants’ Eighth Amendment rights in four death penalty […]

    Category : Courts
    20
    Oct

    New Court of Appeals Judge Nominated

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    Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated Justice Leslie Stein to replace Judge Victoria Graffeo on the New York Court of Appeals. A Democrat, Justice Stein currently sits in the Appellate Division’s Third Department, where she had been appointed by former Governor Eliot Spitzer in 2008. Cuomo’s decision to replace Graffeo, a Republican, has the potential to […]

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