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Court Opinion: US Supreme Court Stays Federal Order Enjoining the Government From Terminating Education-Related Grants

In an unsigned opinion on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a federal judge’s temporary restraining order enjoining the government from terminating various education-related grants.

Court Opinion: Colorado Attorney Suspended Over Communication Issues

Colorado’s PDJ suspended a local attorney after she didn’t communicate with clients and didn’t make progress on cases.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era Regulation on Weapon Parts Kits

The nation’s high court upheld the 2022 federal rule interpreting that the Gun Control Act of 1968 covers weapon parts kits that can be used to assemble untraceable “ghost guns.”

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Disciplinary Judgment for Attorney Following ‘Expletive-Laden Outbursts’ at School District Staff in IEP Case

The attorney also called a school district staff member a “despicable creature and a cancer to kids” in a follow up email, later telling OARC investigators “I like to call things what they are.”

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Acts of Omission Can Be Crimes of Violence

The Supreme Court also found that misleading statements are not “false statements” under Title 18 Section 1014 of the U.S. Code.

Court Opinion: US Supreme Court Finds VA Service-Related Disability Claims Determinations Can be Reviewed Only for Clear Error

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the VA’s determination that the evidence regarding a service-related disability claim is in “approximate balance” is a predominantly factual determination reviewed only for clear error.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Voluntarily Dismissed Lawsuits May Be Reopened

The high court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Overturns Oklahoma Murder Conviction, Ruling Prosecutor Violated the Due Process Clause

A divided Supreme Court found an independent investigation by law firm Reed Smith and the attorney general’s discovery that the prosecutor knowingly elicited false testimony and failed to correct it was enough to overturn the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip for directing the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese by Justin Sneed.