Podcast - Victories and "Losses" in the Courtroom
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 77 - The Shadow Docket: Supreme Court Decisions That Shape America
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 75 - Who’s in Charge? Navigating Uncertainty in New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office
False Claims Act Insights - The Latest on Zafirov and the Future of Qui Tams
Podcast - The Law Is the Law
The Briefing: Reboot or Not? The Battle Between ER’s Creator and Warner Bros Hits the Court of Appeal
(Podcast) The Briefing: Reboot or Not? The Battle Between ER’s Creator and Warner Bros Hits the Court of Appeal
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 72 - Beyond the Headlines: Unpacking a Pivotal Case on Privilege Protections
The Briefing: Studios Beware – The Danger of the Beauty and the Beast Copyright Decision
(Podcast) The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
Podcast - Bad Facts Make Bad Law
Solicitors General Insights: The Art of Oral Advocacy With Michigan and New Jersey — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
NLRB Authority in Jeopardy, Pregnant Worker Protections, Non-Compete Order Rescinded, EEOC Right-to-Sue Rule - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Solicitors General Insights: A Deep Dive With Mississippi and Tennessee Solicitors General — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Prelude to the Business Court and 15th Court of Appeals: More Questions Than Answers | Tyler Talbert | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Exploring Procedural Justice | Judge Steve Leben | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Focus Groups as a Trial-Preparation Tool | Elizabeth Larrick | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Tips for Persuasive Legal Writing | Luther Munford | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a 2021 district court ruling and vacated a subsequent 2024 ruling in a decade-long legal battle over copyright infringement claims related to the pirate Blackbeard’s...more
Last Friday, we saw an important development in the tortuous quest to issue integrated medical cannabis licenses in Alabama. Bottom line: The show will go on....more
For those waiting to see whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would clarify the law on consumer assent to online arbitration agreements in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies, Inc., its January 21 opinion was anticlimactic....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Melton v. I-10 Truck Cntr - employment, Title VII, racial hostility - Castro-Reyes v. Bosque - § 1983, excessive force, qualified immunity, state agent - Doe v. USA - FTCA,...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit confirmed that the single publication rule applies to claims brought under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA), 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq. Giovannelli v. Walmart Inc., Case...more
A contract is an exchange of promises that the law will enforce. Contract law provides that promises are enforceable, under what circumstances, and the available remedies....more
As we reported previously, a petition for rehearing en banc was filed by the plaintiff bank trade associations in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser. In that case, the panel’s 2-1 decision held that a loan...more
We’ve previously written about the split among federal courts as to whether the agent of a non-U.S. country can waive that country’s immunity from suit under the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act or “FSIA”. Briefly, in...more
Supreme Court decisions regarding bankruptcy cases usually affect only bankruptcy litigation, but the recent decision in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. vs. Burton alters the landscape for all federal litigation. ...more
On January 12, 2026, the US Supreme Court denied Percipient.ai, Inc.’s petition for a writ of certiorari, ending a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of bid protest standing at the Court of Federal Claims. The...more
Section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter) affords protections to persons "charged with an offence." But does s. 11 of the Charter apply to civil contempt proceedings in Alberta? We recently...more
On January 16, 2026, in Sirius Solutions v. Commissioner, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that limited partners in a partnership may qualify for an exemption from self-employment tax on their distributive...more
Addressing the limits of federal jurisdiction, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an action seeking a declaratory judgment that the fair use exception in federal copyright law required...more
In what is believed to be a first for the English Courts, the Court of Appeal in LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Tecnimont SpA and MT Russia LLC [2026] EWCA Civ 5 ("NW2 v Tecnimont") this month upheld a court order under Section...more
Earlier this month, a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Ninth District Court of Appeals holding that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has exclusive jurisdiction over certain claims...more
Under the Michigan Court Rules, a party who has failed to timely file a claim of appeal (or application for leave to appeal if the judgment or order was not appealable as of right) has the option of filing a late appeal....more
Over the course of a few weeks, the Ohio Supreme Court has released a pair of decisions that offer guidance on how to determine the situs of gross receipts for purposes of calculating the Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) as well...more
Despite the rapid expansion of state-legal cannabis markets, the constitutional limits on how states may regulate those markets remain unsettled. One of the most significant unresolved questions is whether the Dormant...more
The UPC has a Court of First Instance (divided into local, regional and central divisions) and a Court of Appeal (Luxembourg). Cases can commence in any one of these divisions according to the subject matter and the...more
Vetter v. Resnik, 2026 WL 82842 (5th Cir. Jan. 12, 2026) - The Fifth Circuit’s January 2026 decision in Vetter v. Resnik squarely addresses a fundamental question in copyright law: does termination recapture only U.S....more
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton (1/20/26) resolved a decades-long split among circuit courts over whether motions to vacate allegedly void judgments are subject to time...more
The Court of Appeal’s judgement in Various Claimants v. Standard Chartered plc is a significant decision on whether an English court may compel disclosure of documents that are confidential under foreign regulatory regimes –...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - No decisions this week... Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules - In re Fla R Civ P - more amended rules - In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended bar...more
The Texas Supreme Court recently wrapped up the 2025 part of its 2025-26 term, and based on raw opinion numbers, the Court’s pace slightly lags its most recent prior terms....more
We have the first New York Appellate Decision on workers’ compensation for the new year! And this is a real throwback case. 1977 accident. Total permanent disability established in 1991. That same year, the carrier agreed to...more