During the week ending January 16, 2026 we have received listings of 18 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 30 Constitutional Law summaries, 55 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 4 Intellectual Property Summaries, 2 Copyright Law Summaries, 1 Medical Malpractice Case Summary, and 3 U.S. Supreme Court Cases. …
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Barrett v. United States, USC
FROM THE ABA CRIMINAL JUSTICE UPDATE, January 15. 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Barrett v United States was argued on October 2, 2025 and decided on January 14, 2026. SUMMARY; Barrett v. United States – Justice Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II,…
An Introduction to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A Congressional Budget Report, January 13, 2026. Learn more about CBO’s work and its processes in a publication that is typically updated at the start of each Congress or a new session. SUMMARY: Lawmakers created the Congressional Budget Office to help Congress play a stronger role in budget matters. CBO…
CBO: Demographic Outlook, 2026 to 2056
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)* Report. January 7, 2026. In CBO’s projections, the U.S. population grows from 349 million people in 2026 to 364 million in 2056, and the average age rises. Starting in 2030, annual deaths exceed annual births, and net immigration accounts for all population growth. SUMMARY: The size…
How the U.S. Captured Nicolas Maduro: A Rapid, High Stakes Operation
Condensed from **“How the US Operation to Capture Maduro Unfolded” by Ryan Morgan, The Epoch Times (Jan. 3, 2026). Late on January 2, 2026, President Donald Trump ordered a carefully planned U.S. special operations mission to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. Within five hours, U.S. forces had landed,…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending January 9, 2026
During the week ending January 9, 2026 we have received listings of 4 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 31 Constitutional Law summaries, 31 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 5 Intellectual Property Summaries, 2 Copyright Law Summaries, and 1 Medical Malpractice Case Summary. We plan is to continue…
Search and Seizure Beyond Borders: Limits in Territorial Law Enforcement
Introduction Territorial search and seizure lies at the intersection of constitutional law, international law, and foreign relations. While domestic legal systems generally define clear rules governing when and how governments may search persons, property, or data, those rules become more complex, and often contested, when enforcement activities cross national borders.…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending January 2, 2026
During the week ending January 2, 2025 we have received listings of 7 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 12Constitutional Law summaries, 23 Criminal Law Summaries, and 1 Medical Malpractice Case Summary. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to…
AI and the Law/Justice Information Professional: What 2026 and Beyond Will Demand
Introduction. This posting draws on guidance and analysis from AALL, IFLA, ACRL, the ABA, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, NIST, Stanford HAI, and the World Economic Forum, among others. Artificial intelligence is no longer a speculative “future issue” for law and justice information professionals. By 2026, AI will be embedded, sometimes invisibly, into…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending December 26, 2025
During the week ending December 26, 2025 we have received listings of 12 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 24 Constitutional Law summaries, 37 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 1Intellectual Property Summary 1, and 2 Medical Malpractice Case Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under…