By Mike Scarcella | December 23, 2019
DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel "simply renders legal advice and has no power to determine the 'rights or obligations' of, or impose 'legal consequences' on, plaintiffs or anyone else," the Justice Department asserted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
By Scott Graham | December 20, 2019
PTAB practices have been "morphing almost on a daily basis" since the appellate court started weighing in on the PTO's Appointments Clause problem for its 275 administrative patent judges.
By Marcia Coyle | December 18, 2019
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief -- Jenner's Ian Gershengorn is returning to argue a key dispute over Native American law, and Latham scores a pro bono victory for the homeless. Plus: a roundup of new and notable Supreme Court books. Thanks for reading -- and happy holidays to all.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 17, 2019
The Commonwealth Court has ruled that pharmacies should have a say in insurers' review of the necessity of medications prescribed to workers' compensation claimants.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 12, 2019
In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that the state Public Utility Commission was wrong to require Philadelphia Gas Works to give back years' worth of late fees charged to customers on overdue gas bills that were subject to docketed liens.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 10, 2019
"It is HUD's prerogative to enforce the strictures of the [Housing Choice Voucher Program] on [public housing authorities], and it is worth noting that ... the agency has taken no steps to intervene," Judge Robert Kugler said.
By Scott Graham | December 9, 2019
What matters isn't the time bar that limits some patent validity challengers, the justices suggest. What matters is whether a patent is valid at the end of the day.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael Hoenig | December 6, 2019
In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig discusses the Supreme Court's decision in 'Kisor v. Wilkie', in which the court wrestled with the degree of deference courts must (or should) give to an agency's interpretation of its regulations.
By C. Ryan Barber | December 3, 2019
Kristin Shapiro, a former Williams & Connolly associate, is the latest addition to an office that has played an outsize role in some of the biggest legal issues involving the Trump administration.
By Ross Todd | December 2, 2019
The court heard arguments in the administration's appeal of a nationwide injunction of the so-called "third country" asylum rule—changes that bar asylum for those who didn't apply for protection in a country they transited through to reach the U.S.
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