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A state law against making intimidating speech will be receiving First Amendment scrutiny from the Indiana Supreme Court....more
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York affirmed an order rejecting an objection to the confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy, Inc. and Dynegy Holdings, LLC (together, Dynegy) for...more
Can shareholders of a government-sponsored enterprise successfully challenge the constitutionality of a government takeover of the entity? ...more
We have understood for many years that early assessment and action can help resolve claims by current and former employees. The Supreme Court recently provided employers with additional ammunition with which to derail, or...more
Reed Smith has been advised, by representatives of Cook County (the “County”), that the County will be revising the language of the County Ordinance implementing the Cook County Non-Titled Personal Property Use Tax (the “Use...more
Until this week, it had almost become a truism that the Just Compensation Clause only required that the Government pay for whatever property it took, and imposed no other restrictions. That is, the Just Compensation Clause...more
There were three wins in the federal circuits last week, discussed below. The most interesting is probably United States v. Zabawa which gives a fair shake at sentencing to someone who assaulted an officer (who headbutted...more
On May 15, 2013, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied a request for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in a case that was previously filed in the CFC, but was ultimately remanded and resolved in...more
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the Huffington Post of libeling a former U.S. Senate candidate from Minnesota by calling him an arsonist in a story headline....more
The U.S. Supreme Court often clarifies what laws mean. But lawyers.com videojournalist Greg Presto reports when it comes to the Second Amendment, a decision from the high court has created questions and generated litigation...more
June 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- Tom Goldstein, partner at Goldstein & Russell, PC and founder of SCOTUSblog, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the United States Supreme Court's decision in the Association for Molecular...more
What you need to know: A federal appellate court has struck down a National Labor Relations Board rule that required employers to post workplace notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor...more
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the certiorari petition of Lexmark International Inc. ("Lexmark"). Lexmark sought cert to resolve a three-way split among the federal circuit courts regarding how to determine whether...more
Full text copy of the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics that human genes may not be patented because they occur naturally in nature. From Greg Stohr writing for...more
Identifying a protected property right is critical in takings litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims—but it is rare for a case to turn on the identity of the plaintiff, rather than the identity of the property. In...more
The Fourth Circuit recently heard oral argument in United States ex rel. Bunk v. Gosselin World Wide Moving (12-1369). During oral argument, the panel explored, among other issues, how to calculate fines under the FCA when...more
In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court held that California raisin handlers could assert a takings claim as an affirmative defense to an enforcement action filed by the United States. Horne v....more
Discussions around reforming Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) continued this week as the Committee on Energy & Commerce held a hearing to solicit input on a draft bill for replacing the current SGR formula...more
On January 16, 2013, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final ruling in a case about the advertisements for POM Wonderful LLC's 100% Pomegranate Juice and POMx supplements....more
Employers providing benefits for employees' same-sex spouses may want to consider the availability of federal payroll tax refunds if the Supreme Court of the United States finds Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...more
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down the state’s tort reform law with a pair of decisions that eliminate certain obstacles to plaintiffs’ court access but leave a number of legal questions unsettled....more
The Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear argument in Lexmark v. Static Control that will strike at the very heart of false advertising jurisprudence by asking who is allowed to bring false advertising claims. The Lanham...more
In July of 2012, the Federal Circuit largely affirmed a decision by the CFC to award over $10.6 million in breach of contract damages stemming from the Government’s failure to accept spent nuclear fuel from the owners of the...more
In Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 133 S. Ct. 1138 (2013), the Supreme Court recently held that individuals claiming injury from the federal government’s right to conduct electronic surveillance under the Foreign...more
If you’ve been recently arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Tennessee, your case may be helped by a decision of United States Supreme Court rendered last month on April 17. The case of Missouri v. McNeely is...more
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