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Supreme Court justices just can’t move about like they did in the good ol’ days
{mag_summary}A generation or more ago, life was more carefree for U.S. Supreme Court justices. “I joined the court in 2010, and it was an entirely…
Prominent Pittsburgh lawyer among those charged in Penn State frat cocaine ring
{mag_summary} A prominent Pittsburgh lawyer and his son are among those charged in a Pennsylvania State University frat brother drug trafficking scandal. Paul Robinson, an…
Ballroom dispute now fully briefed
As we draw closer to the “long conference” on Sept. 28, our petitions page is filling up with notable petitions for review that are scheduled to be discussed. As Amy reported last year, over the past decade, the justices have granted between five and 15 petitions from...
What the public thinks about the emergency docket
This column has generally been about what the emergency docket does: how fast the justices act, how often lower courts cite its orders, who dissents on it and in what form, and where denied litigants go when they refile. This month covers something different. Scholars...
Slaughter’s vice
As a new school year gets underway, law students might expect to soon be called upon to answer a seemingly simple question: What did the Supreme Court hold in Trump v. Slaughter? A student who has dutifully done the reading might respond by quoting the chief justice’s...
Russian missile alert forces Antarctica-bound Air Force flight to turn around
A U.S. airlifter on a supply flight from New Zealand to Antarctica turned back after warnings about a space-related hazard, U.S. Pacific Command said.
North Korea fires short-range missile barrage amid joint military drills in South
North Korea launched approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said.
Air Force special operators in England hail British ‘Chindits’ of WWII as inspiration
Members of an Air Force special operations wing based in England paid respects at a memorial honoring a British-led World War II special operations force whose legacy intertwines with their own.
Need a personal record from VA? Here’s the page that gets you there.
Finding the right VA office for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request just got easier. VA has redesigned the page Veterans use to request records. Whether you’re requesting a DD214, medical record, or benefits letter, this page helps you get...