NEXT
Sign in to follow

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Decision May Fuel Suits Against Banks

A mixed-bag ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gives ammunition to both sides in litigation between cities and banks over the impact of predatory lending practices on local communities.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Decision May Fuel Suits Against Banks

A mixed-bag ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gives ammunition to both sides in litigation between cities and banks over the impact of predatory lending practices on local communities.
13 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

A SCOTUS First-Timer Tees Up Clash Between Congress and the Courts

Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, big cases come in small packages. Scott Gant of Boies Schiller Flexner saw a potentially major separation-of-powers issue in an unhappy property owner's court case, and the justices on Monday agreed to review it.
14 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

A SCOTUS First-Timer Tees Up Clash Between Congress and the Courts

Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, big cases come in small packages. Scott Gant of Boies Schiller Flexner saw a potentially major separation-of-powers issue in an unhappy property owner's court case, and the justices on Monday agreed to review it.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trump's Pick for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Chief

Last month we discussed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings. Specifically, we noted the Senate Judiciary Committee's failure to nail Gorsuch down on key antitrust issues, including issues he handled as an experienced antitrust lawyer and decided as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which we also wrote about.
20 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Opponents of FAA Preemption Will Fear Gorsuch's Approach

On a policy level, Gorsuch's Rafab dissent should send chills down the spines of attorneys in New Jersey and elsewhere who argue that the Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt states' efforts to strictly enforce arbitration agreements.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Says Cities Can Sue Banks Over Housing Discrimination

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Miami has standing to sue banks over alleged discriminatory lending practices of banks—but it must meet a high bar to establish causation.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Says Cities Can Sue Banks Over Housing Discrimination

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Miami has standing to sue banks over alleged discriminatory lending practices of banks—but it must meet a high bar to establish causation.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Take a 'Journey' Through the Justices' Bookshelves

In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Take a 'Journey' Through the Justices' Bookshelves

In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books. Justices cite books for a variety of reasons, Yale Law School's Linda Greenhouse, a veteran high court observer, writes in "The Books of the Justices" in the latest Michigan Law Review.
10 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources