Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Supreme Court to Consider Cap on Fees for SSDI Representation
Will the Supreme Court limit attorney’s fees for representation of clients before the Social Security Administration? Over half of all people who file for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are denied those benefits. After being denied, individuals can follow an appeals process, starting with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and culminating, possibly, with arguments…
Read MoreWhat Happens When the Supreme Court Gets the Facts Wrong?
For every ruling made by the U.S. Supreme Court, some will think the justices made the wrong decision. But a recent report shows that the court also gets the facts wrong in an alarming number of cases. ProPublica, a nonprofit organization that produces investigative journalism, examined a sample of Supreme Court cases from 2011 to…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Gerrymandered Map Replaced, Federal Judges Dismiss Republican Challenge
In lieu of the new Pennsylvania congressional district map, there has been tension from Republicans as they have fought to stop it. Both the federal District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Republican requests of blocking the map. Twelve Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers filed legislation on March 20 to impeach the Democratic state Supreme Court…
Read MoreSupreme Court Passes on Legal Standing Question in Data Breach Lawsuit
Data breach attorneys and legal observers are eagerly awaiting clarity from the Supreme Court as to whether victims of data breaches have standing to sue in federal court. It seems they will have to keep waiting for now. On February 20, the Court denied a petition for certiorari in CareFirst v. Attias. A ruling in…
Read MorePolling Places in Battleground States – Is Political Apparel OK to Wear?
There is a fine line between free speech and voter intimidation to be discussed when it comes to wearing political “items” in or outside a polling station. According to the Minnesota Voters Alliance the law pertaining to what to wear when voting needs to be either redrawn or clarified. Every state has a law creating…
Read MoreOhio Supreme Court Ruling Clouds Future of Toledo Abortion Clinic
The future of the last abortion clinic in Ohio’s fourth largest city has been up in the air since February 6, when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled it violated state laws. In 1986, Ohio enacted legislation requiring certain medical facilities to have an emergency transfer agreement with a local hospital without defining the word “local.”…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court to Hear Death Row Inmate’s Claim Against His Lawyer
Louisiana death row inmate, 44-year-old, Robert McCoy, was convicted of a triple murder in 2011. McCoy has asked for a new trial because he argues that his constitutional rights, specifically the ability to mount his own defense, have been violated. The legal question is not whether McCoy’s right to legal representation at trial under the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Weighs Privacy of Cellphone Location Data
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments November 29 in a major case involving the privacy of cellphone location data. During argument, several justices pushed back on the government’s position that prosecutors or police should be able to obtain cellphone location data for individual users from a service provider without a warrant. “Most Americans, I…
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