The justices will get a chance to review first principles of sovereign immunity next week when they hear oral argument in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v Lundgren. The case presents yet another chapter in the long saga of the Supreme Court’s stance as a mediator...
In the past five years, 49 federal district court judges each sentenced more than one thousand defendants who appeared before them. All but two of these judges were located in courthouses along the southwest border with Mexico, reports TRAC at Syracuse University. Most federal judges...
Due to the volume of smaller settlements and the absence of any jumbo settlements, the aggregate amount of securities class action lawsuit settlements declined “dramatically” in 2017 compared to the prior year, according to the latest securities suit settlement study from Cornerstone Research. According to...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that most of the Texas’ immigration enforcement legislation can remain in effect while the case plays out, handing a victory to Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican supporters of the law, the Texas Tribune reports. The...
Since the introduction of Google Posts for Google My Business accounts, agencies and businesses of all kinds have been able to positively impact their search rankings with minimal effort. This is great news for legal firms: promoting your agency is crucial for attracting potential clients,...
With the opioid epidemic claiming more than 100 lives a day in the U.S., every state has a law expanding access to naloxone, known as Narcan. Naloxone is an opioid that is said to bring an overdose victim “back to life.” That led two economists...