Litigation

Lawsuit Accuses CIA Contractors Of Torture

November 28, 2016

A lawsuit filed in 2015 in Federal District Court in Spokane, Wash., has gone farther than any other attempt to […]

Legal Hurdle Cleared In “We Shall Overcome” Copyright Case

November 28, 2016

A New York federal judge rejected a bid to dismiss the lawsuit over whether the song, “We Shall Overcome” – […]

Trump’s NLRB Conflict

November 28, 2016

Among conflicts of interest that a Donald Trump presidency will spawn, one of the more glaring involves the National Labor […]

Defense Dept Drops Legal Threat On Hackers Who Report Bugs

November 24, 2016

In an effort to improve the Pentagon’s unclassified, public-facing networks, the Defense Department this week unveiled a new policy that […]

Texas Judge Blocks Federal Overtime Rules

November 24, 2016

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a Labor Department overtime rule that would extend overtime to more than 4 […]

Districts In Wisconsin Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered, Judges Rule

November 24, 2016

A panel of three federal judges this week found that Wisconsin’s legislature went too far in redrawing State Assembly district […]

Facebook Says It Has Stopped Discriminatory “Ethnic Affinity” Ads

November 23, 2016

Facebook advertising, which generated about $18 billion last year, uses targeting algorithms that hone in with uncanny precision on users’ […]

Corporate Counsel Conundrum With Overseas Information

November 23, 2016

Overseas privacy laws have become a big risk factor for corporate counsel at multinational companies, according to a post from […]

Sexually Abusive, Hypnotist Lawyer Gets Jail Time

November 21, 2016

An Ohio lawyer who has been permanently disbarred was sentenced to 12 years in prison for putting women in trances, […]

‘Web Bugs’ To Track Opposing Counsel Unethical

November 21, 2016

Lawyers should not use “web bugs” to track the location and email habits of opposing counsel, both the Alaska Bar […]

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