One of our favorite holiday traditions at Goodson Blogson HQ is the annual roundup of gift ideas for lawyers and law students. We've been doing this since 2009 and while some common themes emerge every year, we try to highlight new and interesting offerings in familiar categories. As always, not every gift on this list includes a direct law connection; there’s more to your loved ones than "lawyer" or "law student," after all. The best gifts reflect an understanding of what your recipient would really enjoy having, but might not otherwise buy for themselves. Here are some ideas to spark your creativity in finding perfect gifts at a variety of price points. Some great items with legal themes can be found at the National Archives Store's Holiday Gift Guide , currently offering 20% off with code GG26. Selected items in the sale range from the affordable ( U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence jigsaw puzzles and cocktail sets ) to the extravagant ...
On Monday, October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will open its annual October Term, with its first oral argument scheduled for 10 am. The "First Monday in October" has marked the start of the Supreme Court’s new year of work since 1916. The first case of the new Term, Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County , involves liability for injuries caused by climate change. A livestream of oral argument audio will be provided on the Court's website. (One voice you won't hear on the audio during Suncor is Justice Samuel Alito; the clerk of the Court announced the justice’s decision to recuse in a one-sentence announcement on Monday.) Other petitions already granted for this Term address a number of hot-button topics, such as a state citizenship requirements for voter registration in Arizona ; sex discrimination suits against federally funded educational institutions ; Second Amendment cases concerning ownership of semiautomatic rifles ; and state laws on...