By Marcia Coyle | November 1, 2021
For nearly three hours, the justices probed the limits of arguments made in two separate cases united by Texas' enactment of S.B. 8, the Heartbeat Act, which bans abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy and violates the Supreme Court's abortion rights precedents.
By Mike Schneider | November 1, 2021
The professors were told by the university that their expert testimony would dissent from the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, creating a conflict for the school.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | November 1, 2021
Sections 1983 fabrication of evidence claims have generated some sticky statute of limitations accrual issues. In this edition of his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz explores case law addressing this issue. He writes: "The lesson is clear: Determining the governing accrual date requires close attention to the nature and constitutional basis of the plaintiff's constitutional claim.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | October 30, 2021
The senior Appellate Division judge available to sit as the seventh member of the court should be assigned when only six justices would otherwise be sitting on an appeal.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Black and Lane Paulsen | October 29, 2021
Courts reject employment discrimination lawsuits brought against religious groups by existing or former employees where the "ministerial exception" applies. This column will examine how courts determine when the exception requires judgment in favor of a defendant.
By Marcia Coyle | October 29, 2021
Just four days after her Senate confirmation, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will argue in the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government…
By Marcia Coyle | October 29, 2021
Just four days after her Senate confirmation, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will argue in the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government…
By Andrew Goudsward | October 28, 2021
"How am I supposed to reconcile this extraordinarily strong rhetoric with a petty offense charge?" Judge Beryl Howell asked federal prosecutors.
By Tom McParland | October 28, 2021
A divided panel of the appeals court held that a Manhattan federal judge had improperly dismissed the lawsuit and remanded the case for a possible hearing on a landlord's request for a preliminary injunction to halt the so-called guaranty law.
By Marcia Coyle | October 28, 2021
The Senate voted 53-36 Thursday to confirm the Harvard Law graduate.
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