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How to Obtain a Medical Marijuana License in NJ
The State of New Jersey legalized medical cannabis in 2010. The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (MMP) authorizes approved physicians to disburse up to two ounces of medical marijuana to a registered patient during any 30-day period...
Supreme Court Adds Twelves Cases to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court has been very busy this month. The justices recently added 12 news cases to their docket, including another redistricting dispute and a closely-watched case involving the collection of sales taxes by out-of-state retailers. ...
Juror Racial Bias Returns Death Row Inmate Case to Trial Court in Tharpe v Sellers
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a Georgia death row inmate should be able to continue his effort to reopen his case. In its per curium opinion in Tharpe v Sellers, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the Court noted that the defendant faced long odds i...
SCOTUS Adds Another Partisan-Gerrymandering Case to Docket in Benisek v Lamone
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Benisek v Lamone. The case, which challenges a Maryland redistricting map, is the second partisan-gerrymandering case before the justices this term. The Court now has cases by both Republicans and...
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SCOTUS Holds No Minimum Contacts Required for Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign States Under FSIA
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 2, 2025
In CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court ...
SCOTUS Sides With Trump Administration Over NIH Grants Tied to DEI Initiatives
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 26, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to issue emergency orders involving legal challenges to policy cha...
SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to South Carolina’s Exclusion of Planned Parenthood from State Medicaid Program
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 16, 2025
In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held t...
