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Picking a Supreme Court Judge is like a Box of Chocolates - So it is with Judge Kavanaugh. "You never know what you're gonna get."...

As Forrest Gump, said in the 1994 film: "My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." ...Life is a box of chocolates." The same thing can be said about picking Supreme Court...more

9/10/2018  /  Judges , Judicial Appointments , SCOTUS

In New York, It's a Crime to Help Someone Commit Suicide

Everyone Has the Right to Refuse Life Saving Medical Treatment But New York Statutes Prohibiting Assisted Suicide Are Constitutional - Kirk Kekorian, a medical doctor, brought nationwide attention to the idea of assisting...more

The Supreme Court and President Trump Agree -- Nursing Homes Plaintiffs May Be Required to Arbitrate

The Supreme Court and President Trump Agree -- Nursing Homes Plaintiffs May Be Required to Arbitrate - A provision in a contract providing for care of a resident in a nursing home may require the parties to arbitrate any...more

Dismissal of Charges Against Former Virgina Governor McDonnell is Another Lesson in Prosecutorial Discretion

On September 8, 2016, the United States moved to dismiss the charges against Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell. The reason given for the decision was short but thoughtful: "After carefully considering the...more

The Supreme Court did not Condone the Conduct when it Vacated the Virginia Governor’s Conviction for Bribery

“There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that. But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferrari’s, Rolex’s and ball gowns. It is instead with the broader legal implications of the...more

The Second Circuit Swims Alone Against the Tide in Tossing ATS Claims against the Arab Bank

On December 8, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the District Court’s dismissal of claims by plaintiffs against Arab Bank, a corporation, under the Alien Tort Statute (the “ATS”) 28.U.S.C...more

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