Supreme Court Allows But Limits Punitive Damages In Maritime Cases; Suggests Limitations May Apply to Other Cases as WellJohn L. Longstreth
Lucy was well-known for her skills as a public speaker, and in 1976 she became the first black woman in America to argue before a Supreme Court justice. The case arose from a land conflict, and Lucy argued against two leading lawyers. Chief Justice Samuel Chase, said t...
“It is difficult to overestimate how much this Supreme Court just historically and permanently altered the landscape of federal government overreach. I believe this unimaginable improvement in our national prospects was the inevitable result of the Supreme Court observing the government’s wild and pain...
Myra Bradwell, American lawyer and editor who was involved in several landmark cases concerning the legal rights of women. She founded the weekly Chicago Legal News, of which she was both editorial and business manager. Learn more about Bradwell’s life
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two blockbuster decisions this week, both of which likely will curtail the ability of federal agencies, including the NLRB, to prosecute cases and expand the law. In a 6-3 decision announced Thursday inSecurities ...
But by the sound of the lament and the subsequent tete a tete the men are not satisfied; theirs is a perception that more privileged homosexuals control tons of money in funding and that the money is being spent on non essential things such as court cases, fat cat salaries and perks while...
we have carried out thematic inspection and special campaigns on drink-driving, and promptly formulated guidelines in handling relevant cases, which sets a Guangdong example for the associated document issued by the Supreme Peopl...
Crime reporting influences the public regardless of its source (traditional or social media outlets). In this regard, the current research focuses on crime reports in Northern Cyprus, a small society, where individual psychological and social aspects can