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Chevron can keep environmental case in fed court, SCOTUS rules
Chevron USA Inc. can invoke the federal officer removal statute to defeat an effort to remand to state court 42 environmental suits brought by a Louisiana parish alleging the […]
Justices uphold family therapist’s free speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision has held that strict scrutiny analysis applies to a First Amendment challenge to a […]
U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case
The doctrine of qualified immunity applied to bar an excessive force suit brought by a protestor who alleged she suffered physical and psychological […]
‘Abscondment’ doesn’t toll term of supervised release, SCOTUS rules
A criminal defendant did not subject herself to an automatic extension of her term of supervised release by absconding after failing to report a change of residence to her probation […]
SCOTUS boots $1B verdict against internet service provider
In the absence of evidence that an internet service provider induced its users’ infringement or provided a service “tailored” to infringement, it could not be liable for infringing the copyrights […]
SCOTUS sides with street preacher in First Amendment case
A street preacher’s failure to appeal his conviction for violating a municipal ordinance confining protests or demonstrations within designated areas did not bar […]
Supreme Court backs parents in school gender policy case
A 9th Circuit panel should not have lifted a permanent injunction granted by a federal judge to parents who claimed a California policy preventing schools from telling them about […]
SCOTUS: State-created transit corp. not immune from PI suits
A state-created transit corporation providing service in multiple states is not entitled to sovereign immunity when sued for negligence by plaintiffs in New York and Pennsylvania who suffered injuries in […]
Judge could limit mid-testimony consult with counsel, SCOTUS rules
A state court judge did not violate a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by limiting the scope of discussions he could have with his lawyers during a […]
SCOTUS upholds nixing of product liability defense judgment
A judgment against the plaintiffs in a product liability case removed to federal court could not stand where the trial judge improperly dismissed […]
SCOTUS: Postal Service can’t be sued for ‘intentional’ failure to deliver mail
The Federal Tort Claims Act’s exception for claims “arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of letters or postal matter” bars a property owner’s claim that U.S. Postal […]
SCOTUS: ICE detention facility contractor couldn’t appeal
A company that operates a private detention center for ICE was not entitled to immediate review of a decision denying its motion to dismiss a putative labor class action filed […]
Business Law
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- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
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- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
- The December question every leader should anticipate
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- Building relationships strengthens law firms, professional growth
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