Seldom do alleged violations of government open meeting laws result in high-profile litigation. But a hard-fought battle to overturn decades of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin is a rare exception.
Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, painting a dire portrait of how inadequate funding is adversely affecting the state’s judicial system, warned against more budget cuts.
A manager for design house Elie Tahari alleges in a $2 million arbitration claim that he was exiled to New Jersey due to his complaints about being unfairly passed over…
Attorney Leonard Leibowitz, indicted on federal charges in New York for allegedly embezzling $150,000 from a defunct union, will keep representing the striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians.
A Widener law professor’s job troubles aren’t over, despite a faculty panel determination that he should not be fired for using hypotheticals involving the dean’s…
A Louisiana personal injury lawyer who operated an “attorney incubator” for fledgling practitioners has had his business model shot down by the Internal Revenue Service.
Sentenced last week to home confinement, three years of probation and restitution for federal mortgage fraud and tax crimes, a longtime registrar at Quinnipiac University Law School avoided prison time…
In a move intended to transfer a labor dispute between National Football League owners and players from the negotiating table to the courtroom, the Players Association today filed paperwork to…
State lawmakers in Wisconsin have been stymied in their efforts to pass a so-called budget repair bill by the absence of 14 Democrats, who fled to Illinois several weeks ago…
Although it hasn’t yet been officially confirmed by Howrey, the firm appears to be on the verge of deciding to dissolve in a meeting that, at last report, may still…
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