By Marcia Coyle | June 11, 2018
“We hold that American Pipe does not permit a plaintiff who waits out the statute of limitations to piggyback on an earlier, timely filed class action,” Ginsburg wrote for the court Monday in "China Agritech v. Resh." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Legal Foundation and others supported China Agritech in amicus briefs.
By Allison Bell | June 11, 2018
The justices ruled 8-1 that Minnesota's law has only a minimal impact on insurance contracts.
By Tony Mauro | June 11, 2018
Two U.S. Supreme Court orders on Monday—one involving Justice Anthony Kennedy and the other Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.—show why recusals matter.
By Tony Mauro | June 11, 2018
Two U.S. Supreme Court orders on Monday—one involving Justice Anthony Kennedy and the other Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.—show why recusals matter.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | June 11, 2018
"The dissents have a policy disagreement, not just with Ohio, but with Congress. But this case presents a question of statutory interpretation, not a question of policy," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote for the 5-4 majority. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote: "Communities that are disproportionately affected by unnecessarily harsh registration laws should not tolerate efforts to marginalize their influence in the political process."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jeffrey S. Trachtman | June 11, 2018
In reaching for evidence of religious bias in the adjudication of this claim, the Court seemed to strain to protect the sensibilities of the baker – giving short shrift to the humiliation inflicted on his customers.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 8, 2018
Sotomayor, speaking at the American Constitution Society's national convention in Washington, said she will pay attention to those law schools and judges who follow the hiring plan and will “react accordingly to those who do not.” She is the latest justice to offer support for a law clerk hiring plan that was announced this year.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Angela D. Giampolo | June 8, 2018
Most children live with the expectation that they'll grow up, get married, and one day, have kids—I think that's even a song! But, for children who realize they're a member of the LGBTQ community, the certainty of parenthood is now in question.
By Ellis Kim | June 7, 2018
The president's 15th round of judicial nominations also included a slate of Big Law lawyers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sean R. Keegan | June 7, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis is a win for employers who have included or wish to include class action waivers in arbitration agreements that employees are required to sign as a condition of employment.
Presented by BigVoodoo
This conference aims to help insurers and litigators better manage complex claims and litigation.
Recognizing innovation in the legal technology sector for working on precedent-setting, game-changing projects and initiatives.
Legalweek New York explores Business and Regulatory Trends, Technology and Talent drivers impacting law firms.
ABOUT THIS RECRUITMENTOur attorneys face some of the most challenging, cutting-edge legal issues in the environmental field. As such, we ar...
Hofstra University enrolls over 6,000 undergraduate students and nearly 4,000 graduate students in 13 schools, which feature a variety of de...
McCarter & English, LLP is actively seeking a patent associate, patent agent, or technical specialist for its Intellectual Property Prac...