The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an immigrant who made up a Social Security number to obtain work is not guilty of ID theft if he had no knowledge…
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, often a swing voter in voting rights cases, asked 17 questions yesterday as the U.S. Supreme Court considered a provision requiring some jurisdictions to get voting…
Representatives of the Judicial Conference of the United States and the American Bar Association joined federal officials today in calling for Congress to enact legislation to reduce sentencing disparities between…
In the latest development in an ongoing controversy over internal government memos about permissible interrogation techniques in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the chairman of the…
In an effort to enforce its iTunes copyright, Apple Inc. threatened last year to sue BluWiki.com if the website didn’t remove from its discussion board a project called iPodhash. The…
Contending that they didn’t receive mandated severance and vacation pay, some 800 former Heller Ehrman staff have sued at least 179 partners of the firm for alleged WARN Act violations…
Updated: Model laws drafted amid fears of a possible bird flu pandemic give states the authority to isolate and quarantine victims of the H1N1 virus—frequently referred to as the swine…
As the nation’s political, regulatory and financial landscape continues to transform, global law firm Nixon Peabody has enlisted recently retired congressman Thomas M. Reynolds (R-N.Y.) to aid attorneys and advise…
Connecticut’s Legislature voted Wednesday night to update the state’s marriage law to conform with October’s state supreme court ruling (PDF) that same-sex couples have the right to marry…
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