First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
“Defendants [California card rooms] operate, participate in, and facilitate illegal gambling,” according to a complaint filed on April 1, 2025, by the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians (the Rincon Band) and the Santa Ynez Band...more
Advisory Opinions - Under Article II, section 1 of the Texas Constitution, Texas courts lack jurisdiction to issue advisory opinions. The state’s Constitution bars courts from rendering advisory opinions and limits access to...more
As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more
On October 26, 2018, Justice Gerald W. Connolly of the New York Supreme Court for Albany County ruled in White v. Cuomo (Index No. 5861-16) that New York’s 2016 authorization of fantasy sports violated the state constitution....more