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What will you do with your one remaining wild and precious weekend before the Supreme Court is back in session? Hopefully your plans involve catching up on SCOTUSblog’s case previews. Morning Reads President Trump’s winning streak at the Supreme Court is about to get tested (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) — As you’re likely aware, the Trump administration has found much success on the Supreme Court’s interim docket, where the justices have put a variety of lower court orders on hold as litigation continues. But the administration’s win streak could end now that some of its policies and firings will be…
Home Daily News What are the most overused words in law firm… Legal Marketing & Consulting What are the most overused words in law firm press releases? By Debra Cassens Weiss September 16, 2025, 1:35 pm CDT Press releases with “too much fluff” may lose credibility with reporters and hurt chances of appearing in online searches powered by AI, according to the global communications firm Infinite.(Illustration from Shutterstock) Law firms are excited, delighted, proud and thrilled to announce their latest news in a press release. And that is part of the problem, according to an analysis of 479 business-of-law press…
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ReutersPolish jets were deployed overnight as Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian areas close to Poland (file photo)Five people have died and tens of thousands have been left without power in Ukraine after intense Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Ukraine’s neighbour Poland scrambled fighter jets in order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, the Polish military confirmed. Allied Nato aircraft were also deployed. Strikes focused on the major western city of Lviv, where the region’s head Maksym Kozytskyi said four died and others were injured.One person also died in Zaporizhzhia. Zelensky said Russia fired more…
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Criminal case arguments in the Supreme Court next week As previewed a month ago, the Supreme Court has already agreed to review 15 criminal law and related cases during the 2025-26 term. More will be added with grants decided at the Sept. 29 “long conference.” Two of these cases are scheduled for oral argument next week (and two more the week after); they…
Home Daily News Kavanaugh lauds separation of powers as protesters… U.S. Supreme Court Kavanaugh lauds separation of powers as protesters criticize SCOTUS for Trump rulings By Debra Cassens Weiss September 16, 2025, 2:26 pm CDT U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh holds his personal pocket Constitution as he speaks at the Ken Starr Lecture Series at McLennan Community College on Sept. 11, 2025, in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Tony Gutierrez/The Associated Press) The U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully maintain respect over time if its rulings are consistent, neutral, impartial and explained, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said at a community college appearance…
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Watch: Protestors face off with ICE agents in Chicago, IllinoisPresident Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago to address what he says is out-of-control crime.The move came hours after immigration authorities said they faced off with protesters in the Democrat-run city and shot an armed woman when she and others rammed their cars into law enforcement vehicles.State and local leaders have for weeks criticised Trump’s deployment plans and called it an abuse of power. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said Trump was “attempting to manufacture a crisis”.The announcement came as a federal judge in Portland,…
On Oct. 8 in U.S. Postal Service v. Konan, the court will weigh in on a disagreement among the federal courts of appeals over when the government can be sued over undelivered mail in a case that likely will come down to the justices’ interpretation of two words: “loss” and “miscarriage.” The dispute began when a landlady named Lebene Konan realized that the mailbox key for one of her two properties in Euless, Texas, no longer worked. As a result, she couldn’t retrieve mail for her tenants at that address, which she typically collected from the shared mailbox and distributed.…
In the early 1990s, I was a young attorney in Chicago fresh out of law school, still learning how to balance the weight of a big-firm briefcase with my own naive ambitions. One evening after work, at a friend’s invitation, I wandered into the John Barleycorn pub in Lincoln Park. It was a neighborhood bar with a rich history and just enough charm to make you forget about long days working in the Loop. City historians say it was once a well-known speakeasy, as well as a favorite hangout for John Dillinger. Unfortunately, the tavern has long since closed, but…