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Legal-affairs reporter, teacher and commentator, specializing in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Maryland Supreme Court and media law.
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A Flurry of Activity at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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By Steve Lash Verified
| Law.com Verified
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seal in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/LAW.COM The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been especially busy this spring proposing to relax its disclosure regulations for initial public offerings, eliminate its reporting requirements regarding a company’s footprint on climate change and allow companies to opt out of quarterly reporting in favor of semiannual disclosures.
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Defense Attorneys Must Be Allowed to Argue Pretext Under 'Batson,' High Court Holds

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By Steve Lash Verified
| National Law Journal Verified
Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh, left, and Neil Gorsuch, right. Photos: Diego M. Radzinschi/LAW.COM Criminal defense attorneys must be given an opportunity to challenge as pretextual a prosecutor's nondiscriminatory explanation for excluding Blacks when selecting jurors, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in granting a reprieve for a convicted murderer sentenced to death.
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Defense Attorneys Must Be Allowed to Argue Pretext Under 'Batson,' High Court Holds

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By Steve Lash Verified
| Win the Inbox Podcast
NewsUnited States Supreme Court "After a prosecutor asserts race-neutral reasons for a peremptory strike, the defense counsel must at least have an opportunity to argue that the asserted race-neutral reasons were not the actual reasons—that is, the reasons were pretextual," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the 5-4 majority. 4 minute read May 28, 2026 at 03:09 PM Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh, left, and Neil Gorsuch, right. Photos: Diego M.
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