Litigation

Eight Supreme Court Justices: The New Normal?

Senate Republicans are setting a disturbing precedent on protracted vacancies on the nation’s highest court by obstructing the confirmation of […]

Donald Trump And Zero Plus Zero Is Zero

Donald Trump last week doubled down on questioning whether the judge overseeing a lawsuit against his now-defunct Trump University is […]

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Contempt-Happy Judge

A Las Vegas judge who ordered a deputy public defender handcuffed in court has been slapped with an ethics complaint […]

Trump U A “Fraudulent Scheme,” Say Former Employees

Trump University, the for-profit school founded by presumptive Republican nominee for President Donald Trump, “was a fraudulent scheme,” one former […]

Federal Circuit Decision Disappoints Troll Opponents

Anyone who was hoping that so-called patent trolls would lose their option to forum shop after the Court of Appeals for […]

Outdated But Profitable PACER System Finances Court Updates

PACER, the federal court’s system for making public documents accessible is unconstitutional according to some critics, because it costs money […]

Making Digital Agreements Enforceable

The convenience of digital legal agreements comes at a price, and care must be taken in both website design and […]

Bezos Slams Thiel For Funding Gawker Suits

When Peter Thiel admitted last week to bankrolling lawsuits against Gawker Media, he said it was retribution for that company’s […]

Punishment-Doling Judge Overstepped Bounds, Says DOJ

The Justice Department is immediately appealing a federal judge’s order that its lawyers attend ethics courses, saying U.S. District Judge […]

High Court, Absent Scalia, Revives Class Actions

Lawyers for companies hoping to kill class actions for good were optimistic when the Supreme Court’s term began last October, […]

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