By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press | April 2, 2018
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Facebook, Google and Twitter by families of patrons killed in the 2016 Orlando nightclub massacre.
By Michael Grudberg | March 30, 2018
Although litigation over anonymous online speakers is unlikely to be settled by this controversy alone, there are reasons to expect (or hope) that prosecutors will pursue other avenues to locate persons with knowledge of corporate fraud, and that the compelled outing of commentators might remain an unusual last resort.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | March 30, 2018
Criminal Law and Procedure columnist Barry Kamins writes: What is the correct legal standard under which a police officer may stop a motor vehicle in New York State for a traffic violation? While that is a straightforward question, the answer remains elusive based on several decisions from the New York Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Kristen Rasmussen | March 30, 2018
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule that would more vigorously protect health care providers' ability to deny coverage in cases involving abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and other matters because of moral or religious beliefs should be withdrawn, according to a coalition of state attorneys general.
By Cheryl Miller | March 29, 2018
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wanted the DOJ suit moved to San Francisco, where a judge is hearing the state's challenge to a Trump administration proposal to deny law enforcement grants to cities and counties that do not cooperate with federal immigration agents.
By Colby Hamilton | March 29, 2018
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis found that Trump's disparaging statement's during the campaign were enough to justify proceeding under an equal protection claim.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 29, 2018
Theodore Leopold and Michael Pitt, lead counsel in a consolidated class action in Michigan federal court, say Hunter Shkolnik has been swiping their clients by forcing them to sign unlawful retainer agreements with excessive fees.
By Tony Mauro | March 29, 2018
Linda Brown, at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education, died on March 25 at the age of 75. Below are tributes and other remarks on her passing.
By ALM Staff | March 29, 2018
"In 2004, the court kind of threw up its hands about partisan gerrymandering, saying, we can't come up with a test," Coyle says on PBS NewsHour. The justices are trying again—in two cases this term.
By Jenna Greene | March 29, 2018
A team from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett led by litigation department co-chair Jonathan Youngwood has joined forces with the Southern Poverty Law Center to challenge Mississippi's lifetime voting ban.
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