By R. Robin McDonald | June 4, 2018
Lamar, Archer & Cofrin was pursuing more than $104,000 in legal fees a former client had discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok and Gay Parks Rainville | June 4, 2018
Nearly 45 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in American Pipe & Construction v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538, 553 (1974), holding that the filing of a class action “tolls the running of the statute of limitations for all purported members of the class who make timely motions to intervene after the court has found the suit inappropriate for class action status.”
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | June 4, 2018
Misconduct in the federal courts is more than "isolated," a judiciary working group reports. “Of the inappropriate behavior that does occur, incivility, disrespect, or crude behavior are more common than sexual harassment,” the report, released Monday, stated.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | June 4, 2018
The Supreme Court has declined to move beyond the plain language of the Alien Tort Statute and essentially invited Congress to act. We join in that invitation.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | June 4, 2018
"Whatever the confluence of speech and free exercise principles might be in some cases, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission's consideration of this case was inconsistent with the state's obligation of religious neutrality," Kennedy wrote for the 7-2 court.
By Marcia Coyle | June 4, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated a lower court ruling that allowed a pregnant immigrant teen to have an abortion, but the justices refused to reprimand her lawyers for allegedly misleading the government.
By Mike Scarcella | June 4, 2018
Fitzgerald formally joins the court case as Skadden partner Michael Scudder, who had been leading the firm's representation of UNC, leaves for a federal appeals post.
By Tony Mauro | June 4, 2018
A former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Ho has argued four cases before the high court. Ho joins Gibson Dunn's Dallas office, where her husband, James Ho, recently was a partner before his confirmation to the Fifth Circuit.
By Andrew Denney | June 1, 2018
Breyer's address was the first time since 2014 that a U.S. Supreme Court justice has delivered remarks at a law school commencement.
By Marcia Coyle | June 1, 2018
The HHS inspector general's office said in a statement this week: "HHS OIG is not undertaking any work related to ORR Director Scott Lloyd and allegations of misconduct at this time." Meanwhile, cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit confront HHS policies concerning abortion access for immigrant minors who are in U.S. custody.
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