Tag:Justice Sonia Sotomayor

US Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution Application in the Nation’s First Shaken Baby Capital Punishment Case

In a statement, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserted the expert testimony that contributed to Robert Leslie Roberson’s conviction has been called into question but because he didn't present a cognizable federal claim, the court couldn't intervene.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.

Colorado AG weighs formal role as Supreme Court reviews oil-train case

Proposed Uinta Basin rail project in Utah could result in surge of hazardous shipments along Colorado River

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Says Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Violates Codes by Releasing Sacklers From Future Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan violates bankruptcy code because it would release the Sackler family from future claims.

The President Can Now Fire the Director of the CFPB at Will

In a decision that seemed split nearly as many ways as there are justices on the court, the U.S. Supreme Court on July 29...

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Win to Litigants Appealing Patent Denials in District Courts

The U.S. Supreme Court in a Dec. 11 opinion made short work of a case about attorney fees in litigation against the U.S. Patent...

Still Expanding His Portfolio

Rich Baer’s varied legal experience has equipped him to take on all manner of roles and duties. And organizations seem content to keep giving...

A Simple Fact Pattern With Muddy Interpretations

Do attorneys who carry out nonjudicial foreclosures meet the definition of “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? The courts of appeals...