By Mordecai Geisler | July 25, 2023
Issues surrounding defamation law have been fixtures in the daily news cycle recently. An inescapable part of such cases are anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statutes that have been passed across the country. New York federal courts, like federal courts around the nation, have had to grapple with the procedural applicability of anti-SLAPP statutes promulgated under state law.
By Jane Wester | July 24, 2023
Both subpoenas arose from a lawsuit filed by one of Cuomo's accusers, a New York state trooper who served as part of his protective detail.
By The Associated Press | July 24, 2023
The Oklahoma-based tribal nation alleges that Wind Creek Casino and Resort in Wetumpka, Alabama, was built at Hickory Ground, a sacred site and capital when federal troops forced the Muscogee out of Alabama nearly 200 years ago.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 23, 2023
Crafting a legally sustainable definition of forbidden content of speech that can be excluded from First Amendment protections is an inherently impossible task.
By Mason Lawlor | July 21, 2023
Last month, the Virginia Attorney General's filed a petition requesting that the appellate court set aside a 2-1 judgment issued June 6, in which the majority held that the circuit court impermissibly exercised the power of summary contempt in violation of the witness's rights to notice of the contempt charge, a fair hearing, and representation by counsel. In a July 11 order, the court agreed to rehear the issues en banc.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 21, 2023
The Fifth Circuit then considered a second argument—that the Texas Pandemic Liability Protection Act, which retroactively bars damages, violates the Texas Constitution's retroactivity clause.
By Lisa Willis | July 19, 2023
"Ruby did the wrong thing with a reckless disregard for the truth," Howard Finkelstein, former Broward County Public Defender.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Philip M. Berkowitz and Johane Severin | July 19, 2023
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard outlaws consideration of race in university admissions. The decision overturns years of precedent permitting race to be a factor in a holistic admissions process. The decision inaccurately equates diversity efforts with historic racism against Blacks, and unfortunately promises to further divide the nation concerning the value of diversity.
By Mason Lawlor | July 18, 2023
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Cheryl Miller | July 17, 2023
A unanimous California Supreme Court says Private Attorneys General Act plaintiffs can still file representative litigation in court, even when their individual claims go to arbitration.
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