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National Law Journal

Readying the Legal Community for More Neuroscientific Evidence

OPINION: Understanding complex advances in neurolaw can aid the administration of justice.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Clement's Surprise Move Rattles the Supreme Court Bar

Lawyers across Washington took in the news of the Bancroft-Kirkland combo on Monday. "It's a huge coup," said one veteran advocate.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

The Future of Enhanced Damages After 'Halo'?

SCOTUS: the Patent Act gives trial judges discretion to assess these awards in "egregious cases."
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Visit Military Campus She Transformed

More than 20 years after her ruling opened the doors of Virginia Military Institute to women, Ginsburg's planned visit has the feel of history.
7 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Backpage.com is Challenged on Two Fronts in Supreme Court

The two cases that involve the online classifieds company Backpage.com feature very different legal questions. But they both carry potentially significant implications for internet content providers in particular and, more largely, for the digital economy.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Backpage.com Asks Supreme Court to Block U.S. Senate Subpoena

Backpage.com, the nation's second-largest online classified ad website, on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a congressional subpoena that demands business information about how the company polices third-party content. Lawyers for Backpage, represented by Davis Wright Tremaine and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, contend the U.S. Senate subpoena, if enforced, chills First Amendment rights.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Supreme Court Plunges Into Expert Witness Debate

After a lobbying battle between some of the most powerful interests in the Capitol, the Legislature in 2013 approved a law that tightened a standard for expert witnesses who testify in court cases. Now the debate has shifted across the street from the Capitol to the Florida Supreme Court.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Backpage.com CEO Must Respond to Senate Subpoena, D.C. Circuit Rules

The chief executive of the online classified website Backpage.com must respond to a congressional subpoena seeking information for a sex trafficking investigation, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Friday.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

New IRS Rules Reflect Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decisions

If the only certainties in life are death and taxes, then two U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving same-sex marriages are now certain—effective today. The Internal Revenue Service on Friday formally put into place amendments to regulations that define who is married for tax purposes.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

8 Authors at Decatur Book Fest to Talk About Lawyers and Justice

An annual Labor Day weekend ritual for Atlanta's literati and literocracy alike, the AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book fair in the country.
6 minute read

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