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U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE 6TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ON LAST 15 APPEALS STRAIGHT
 Feb. 20, 2011  Supreme Court has reversed every decision since 2008, including five death penalty cases The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is one of the most powerful courts in the nation, but these days it’s suffering through a major slump...

CAFC appellate advice from Judge Lourie
Patently-O gives some advice for appeals at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [CAFC]-->Make sure your case is final before filing the appealCross appeals are only for the purpose of challenging the decision (not for arguing that the decision is correct)The exclusive licensee does not have standing by itself (the patent owner must be joined)Don't allege that "every business fact is super-confidential...

D.C. Appeals Court Weighs in On Law Firm Employment Dispute
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals delved in to the finer points of law firm management this morning, issuing a decision (PDF) that explores what makes a worker - in this case, a legal secretary - an employee entitled...

Corporate America's Employment Law Concerns
The Association of Corporate Counsel and the Jackson Lewis law firm have released the results of their annual In-House Counsel Workplace survey. According to the press release, employment issues are a major concern to companies...

Appeals Court Reinstates Climate Change Injury Claims
On September 21, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision reversing a lower court's dismissal of claims brought against several major electric utilities seeking to abate CO2 emissions from power plants owned by...

Divorce Decree and Child Custody Dispute lands Mother in Contempt
An acrimonious divorce proceeding recently exhausted Georgia?s lower court?s jurisdiction. Appeals in the case were subsequently heard by the Supreme Court of Georgia. Avren v. Garten, S11A0064 (2011), the issues under dispute included financial obligations and matters related to child custody...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Employment Contracts
General Contract Law Principles

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Major Egg Producers
Class Action Filed over Alleged Price Fixing

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.