Michael Lissner August 10, 2011 One of the coming features at CourtListener is an API for the law. Part of that feature is going to be some basic information about the courts themselves, so I spent some time over the weekend researching courts that served a special purpose but were since abolished. One such court was the Emergency Court of Appeals. It was created...
Michael Lissner February 1, 2013 We’re on a roll, and today I’m happy to share that we’ve added yet another court to the site. Today’s court, with about 50 cases so far, is the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit. We’ll be adding a historical scraper for this court soon, but for now, sit back and enjoy our super-fast results...
I watched anxiously as President Joe Biden approached the podium flanked by two Black women. President Biden was about to make history—yet again. With Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, the first woman of color to serve in the role, the announcement that was weeks in the making was finally spoken into existence. Within minutes of their entrance into the grand...
Brian Carver August 20, 2015 An early prototype of the new version. Free Law Project is excited to announce that over the next several months we will be collaborating with the University of Baltimore and Assistant Professor of Law, Colin Starger, to build a web-based version of his Supreme Court Mapping Project, a software-driven effort to visualize Supreme Court...
In the summer of 2018, Sean Murray dialed his local news channel after seeing a segment on voter restoration efforts in Tennessee. “I said, ‘no way they are going to let a felon vote—and if so, you know what, I’m gonna fight for this.'” Up to that point, the 57-year old had served two jail sentences, and hadn’t been aware that he could...
Michael Lissner June 21, 2016 At the end of last week there was some excellent news coming out of the Second Circuit: Audio of oral arguments coming to the 2d Circuit website!! pic.twitter.com/rj8MrTNv9A — Bob Loeb (@BobLoeb) June 16, 2016 That’s right, years after the other circuits put their oral arguments online, the Second Circuit has decided to join the...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants underscores the need for Congress to step in and pass a national climate strategy. Writing for the 6-3 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts concluded that Congress never gave the EPA the authority to require so-called...
William E. Palin, Esq., Michael Lissner March 10, 2020 One court, many names: The “Supreme Court of Massachusetts”, the “Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts”, “The State of Mass. Supreme Court”, the “Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court”, and the list goes on. Courtesy of Wikipedia Since 2010 when we launched...
In a decision published last week, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the conviction against ISIS member Taha A.J. for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed against Yazidi victims in Fallujah, Iraq. In November 2021, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt convicted Iraqi national Taha in a landmark trial for his enslavement and abuse...
Media contact: Laura Palumbo877-739-3895 ext. 128; [email protected] We are disheartened on behalf of all survivors following the 4-3 decision today by the New York Court of Appeals overturning Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges. This decision reflects the vast challenges survivors face in seeking justice through the criminal...