You can’t have chicken parmesan without chicken. And you can’t have a sanction for violating a motion in limine in bad faith unless there’s an actual violation, a federal appeals…
Earlier this year, a 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court sank a massive would-be class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., finding that the suit by some 1.5 million current…
A new corporate arbitration program hosted by what many consider the nation’s top business court violates the U.S. Constitution by holding “secret” judicial proceedings, contends a lawsuit that was filed…
A federal appeals court has blocked two provisions in Alabama’s tough immigration law, including a requirement for public schools to check the immigration status of students.
A woman who unsuccessfully sued her employer for a rape a jury concluded never occurred must pay the company’s court costs but not its attorney fees, a judge has held.
A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether consumers who suffer no financial injuries have standing to sue for statutory violations under Article III of the Constitution.
A fired former associate of Johnson & Bell can sue the law firm for discrimination in federal court at the same time that he is appealing an Illinois state-court dismissal…
A federal appeals court split 6-6 Wednesday on whether to grant en banc review of a decision allowing lawyers, journalists and human rights advocates to challenge a federal wiretap law.
If a ballot measure is approved by voters and then declared by a court to be unconstitutional, what happens if top state officials decline to appeal that ruling?
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