Litigation

Chief Justice Plays Favorites When Assigning Opinions

November 12, 2015

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has never assigned Justice Sonia Sotomayor the court’s opinion in a “salient” case in […]

SCOTUS Skeptical Of Tyson Class Action Challenge

November 12, 2015

In a class action case being defended by Tyson Foods, at least two of the justices appeared highly skeptical of […]

Make Your Opponent Pay Your Attorney Fees

November 11, 2015

In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court in the Octane Fitness case made it easier for courts to make […]

POTUS Asks SCOTUS To Save Immigration Plan

November 11, 2015

The Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to uphold the president’s plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants […]

Accountants Circle The Wagons, Sue IRS Over Turf Issue

November 10, 2015

In 2013, the IRS decided it was a good idea “to encourage non-credentialed tax return preparers to participate in continuing […]

Lawyer Sentenced To 20 Days

November 10, 2015

After Michigan attorney Tim Barkovic finishes defending a man in a criminal trial, he will serve 20 days in prison […]

Four Charged In JPMorgan Hack

November 10, 2015

Three people have been charged in last year’s massive computer breach against JPMorgan Chase, and another was charged with scheming […]

Pressure Mounts For Probe Of Exxon Over Climate Change

November 10, 2015

The New York attorney general might be only the first to start asking what Exxon knew about climate change, when […]

Criminal Background Checks a Dilemma for Employers

November 9, 2015

No federal law prohibits using criminal conviction information in the hire decision, although that may change if the EEOC has […]

‘Serial’ Murder Case Reopened

November 9, 2015

The murder case examined in popular long-form podcast, ‘Serial,’ has been reopened, with a Maryland judge allowing new evidence to […]

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