The National Law Journal 1995 Marcia Coyle - Abstracts

The National Law Journal 1995 Marcia Coyle
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Ad decision could spur a rollback; bar leaders eye Fla. rule as a model on solicitation.LawMarcia Coyle
A fractious court remains divided over religion. (U.S. Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle, Harvey Berkman
Aguilar: a mistake in statutes? (request for review of decision throwing out former Judge Robert P. Aguilar's conviction for wiretap and fraud)LawMarcia Coyle
An emboldened majority breaks ground: although the center wavered, the court's rulings had a big effect on race, religion and federalism.(Supreme Court Review)LawMarcia Coyle
Congress returns to legal, regulatory reform.LawMarcia Coyle, Karen Donovan, Harvey Berkman, Claudia MacLachlan, Marianne Lavelle
Counsel on the Hill turns outside in. (Republican lawyers)LawMarcia Coyle, Harvey Berkman
Court face-off in school fee case.LawMarcia Coyle
Court hears arguments: pension plans, booze ads.LawMarcia Coyle
Court hears 'innocent owner,' prison cases.LawMarcia Coyle
Court leaves cliffhangers for last. (U.S. Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle
Court takes more cases as the term draws near. (US Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle
D.C. Circuit details default judgment burden. (Shepherd v. American Broadcasting Cos.)LawMarcia Coyle
Death juries get it wrong - study: survey reports they mishear judges' instructions.LawMarcia Coyle
Delay expected for federal execution.LawMarcia Coyle
Fla. bar asks high court to take a hard look at ads. (Florida Bar v. McHenry)LawMarcia Coyle
Foe of punitives tries to nudge the Court: Andrew Frey carefully builds a body of law as he aims for the prize - a win from the justices.LawMarcia Coyle
High court gets down to business for the fall term: the legitimacy of hugh punitive awards is one of many business-related issues that the court plans to tackle. (U.S. Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle
High Court listens to challenges on voting district. (United States v. Hays, Miller v. Johnson; includes other U.S. Supreme Court actions)LawMarcia Coyle
High court's swing votes spare death row inmate.LawMarcia Coyle
Ill. death-row inmate takes appeal to 'Web'; his lawyers say he wasn't at the scene and make their case on the Internet. (Girvies L. Davis)LawMarcia Coyle
Is a kinder and gentler strict scrutiny in the cards? (for affirmative action cases in the federal courts)LawMarcia Coyle
Judges: what's behind the figures; big doesn't always mean slow. (federal district court backlog)LawMarcia Coyle
Justices revisit explosive issues of race and sex: their caseload is lighter, but this year's cases push all the hot buttons. (U.S. Supreme Court's 1995-1996 term)LawMarcia Coyle
Justices still seem split on punies. (punitive damages)LawMarcia Coyle
KAL argues against loss-of-society award. (Korean Air Lines)LawMarcia Coyle
Momentum grows in Congress for a habeas bill; critics, however, charge that looser standards will lead to more litigation.LawMarcia Coyle
Probing the backlog: the NLJ finds that most intractable cases involve business disputes. (National Law Journal analysis of federal district court backlog)LawMarcia Coyle, Claudia MacLachlan
Rehnquist Court is still hard to read on searches. (US Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist)LawMarcia Coyle
Republicans take aim at death row lawyers; death penalty resource centers are "obstructionist," say their enemies. Judges call them vital.LawMarcia Coyle
Supreme Court heading for the home stretch; lively exchanges pepper session on First Amendment. (cases involving Ku Klux Klan and Irish-American homosexual organization)LawMarcia Coyle
Supreme Court ponders racial set-aside case; both sides see a court ready to curb federal affirmative action programs. (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena)LawMarcia Coyle
Supreme Court to weigh high-stakes ERISA cases; justices now have the opportunity to provide guidance to the courts on the much litigated pre-emption question.LawMarcia Coyle
The Court's new view: colorblind? Rulings put heavy burden on racial classifications. (U.S. Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle
The justices close ranks on 'knock and announce.'LawMarcia Coyle, Claudia MacLachlan
Toward term's end, court rules on Aguilar, taxes. (U.S. Supreme Court)LawMarcia Coyle, Harvey Berkman, Claudia MacLachlan
Washington gets amendment fever: the 'new federalism' has Congress and the Supreme Court debating first principles.LawMarcia Coyle
Welfare mothers: shopping or traveling? California pleads poverty. But justices ask about recipients' constitutional right to travel.LawMarcia Coyle
Where to draw the line on race redistricting?LawMarcia Coyle
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