Litigating Maine Statute 
JURIST
DECEMBER 22, 2024
.” The plaintiffs presented two-fold claims: the first alleging unconstitutional searches in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and the second alleging religious discrimination violating religious freedom under the First and Fifth Amendments and various statutes. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Appeals Court on appeal.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 14, 2025
The main substantive debate in which the justices engaged was whether the voluntary dismissal of the original case was the kind of final proceeding to which Rule 60(b) would apply. It took Roberts 10 separate questions to elicit that admission!
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Paralegal Bootcamp
AUGUST 26, 2022
If you’re like I was when I was working for a big commercial litigation firm, I assumed that since the public called personal injury attorneys the “ambulance chasers,” then personal injury paralegals were paralegals who worked for the ambulance chasers, and I never really thought much about it. Listen to the podcast episode.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 22, 2023
The Federal Arbitration Act gives the defendant the right to an immediate (“interlocutory”) appeal, but it says nothing about a stay of litigation in the district court. She explained: “I follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the statute that tells me to look there.” Two points were central for them.
Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 25, 2022
The duties of a paralegal revolve around three main tasks. This includes the processes used to identify the laws and documents that apply to the facts of a specific case, including statutes, regulations, and court opinions. At the same time, this develops a range of skills needed for them to succeed in public defense. A Researcher.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 30, 2021
Coming into Tuesday’s argument, the main themes in the parties’ briefs centered on approaches to statutory interpretation. The function and context of the statute also featured strongly in the arguments. By the end of Tuesday’s arguments, the justices had revealed no clear answer to Kagan’s question.
Paralegal Bootcamp
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
One of the essential job responsibilities for a personal injury paralegal is to put together high-quality demand packages to help promote the pre-litigation settlement of personal injury claims. Unfortunately, we all know that more times than not, many cases end up going into litigation.
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