The justices will hear oral arguments in two cases this morning. The first is United States v. Microsoft Corp., which asks whether the Stored Communications Act allows the government to gain access from email providers to data that is stored overseas. Amy Howe had this...
A federal judge in New York City has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make marijuana legal under federal law. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that plaintiffs had failed to take the necessary first step of asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove cannabis from its...
National Society for Legal Technology Launches a Law Firm Technology Training and Certificate Program at ABA TECHSHOW Suite includes top legal technology industry software partners. STUDIO CITY, CA, February 23, 2018 – National Society for Legal Technology (www.LegalTechSociety.org) announced the launch of its solo and small firm...
Two weeks ago a bill HB 5456 titled Asbestos Claim Transparency, drafted by the National Chamber of Commerce and out of state Asbestos companies was pushed into Michigan through their lobbyists. Michigan’s Commanders Group (Congressionally Chartered Veterans Organizations) filed their resolution in opposition to the bill. The group includes...
A federal jury returned a verdict on behalf of four New York City police officers accused of falsely arresting a man on drug charges, rejecting the man’s claim that he was detained so that the officers could earn overtime pay. The verdict in the case...
In a ruling with implications for both net neutrality and privacy, the Ninth Circuit ruled en banc today that the common carrier exemption in Section 5 of the FTC Act is activity-based, reversing a 2016 panel ruling that the exemption was status-based. Today’s decision bolsters...