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  • Env Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-20545

    In this citizen suit seeking to recover for Clean Air violations at the largest petroleum and petrochemical complex in the nation, the court was confronted with tensions between citizens suits and Article II standing.

  • Tucker v. State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kindall Browning, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bibler, George Hartwig, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0715

    Evidence Is Sufficient to Support Statutory Rape Conviction; Trial Court Did Not Err in Failing to Appoint 'Conflict-Free Counsel'

  • New Hope Family Servs. Inc. v. Poole

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Reena Raggi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeana J. Hallock, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona, John J. Bursch, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, District of Columbia, Christopher P. Schandevel, Alliance Defending Freedom, Ashburn, Virginia, Robert E. Genant, Genant Law Office, Mexico, New York, on the brief, Roger G. Brooks, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Laura Etlinger, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, New York. For Amicus Curiae The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, District of Columbia: Lori H. Windham, Nicholas R. Reaves. For Amici Curiae The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Agudath Israel of America, The Rabbinical Alliance of America, and The Coalition for Jewish Values: Gregory Dolin, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. For Amici Curiae American Atheists, Inc., American Humanist Association, Center for Inquiry, and Freedom From Religion Foundation: Geoffrey T. Blackwell, American Atheists, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, Monica L. Miller, American Humanist Association, Washington, District of Columbia, Nicholas J. Little, Center for Inquiry, Washington, District of Columbia, Rebecca Markert, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Organizations: Cathren Cohen, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, California, Currey Cook, Karen L. Loewy, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, New York, Richard B. Katskee, Kenneth D. Upton, Jr., Carmen N. Green, Patrick Grubel, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, District of Columbia.
    Case Number: 19-1715-cv

    Pleadings Give Rise to 'Suspicion' of Religious Animosity in Regulation's Enforcement

  • RigUp v. Sierra Hamilton

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00399-CV

    Appellee Sierra Hamilton sued appellant RigUp for tortious interference with contract and for unjust enrichment based on what it contended were wrongful solicitations by appellant's agents to individuals having contracts with appellee.

  • The State v. Gilmore

    Publication Date: 2020-07-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Patterson, Luke Martin, Morgan Bottger, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sean Lowe, (Assistant Public Defender), Ringgold, Jonathan Hamrick, (Rome Circuit Public Defender Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0189

    Confidential informant's video recording of a drug deal was barred under Confrontation Clause because informant was unavailable for cross-examination

  • In Re Progressive County Mut Insu Co

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-20-00178-CV

    Relator argued the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to sever and abate the real party in interest's bad faith claims and related discovery pending disposition of her uninsured motorist claim.

  • New York Times v. Cent. Intel. Agency

    Publication Date: 2020-07-15
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: David E. McCraw, The New York Times Company, Legal Department, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Jeannette A. Vargas, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for Southern District of New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-2112-cv

    'Glomar' Response's FOIA Exemptions Stand; Statements Did Not Acknowledge Covert Program

  • USA v. Gratkowski

    Publication Date: 2020-07-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Haynes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-50492

    Appellant became the subject of a federal investigation when federal agents began investigating a child-pornography website.

  • Court of Appeals: June 18 & 23, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-06-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Court of Appeals: June 18 & 23, 2020

  • Purnell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomas Buscemi, (District Attorney's Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0526

    Potential Jurors' Comments on Sentencing and Parole Were Not Inherently Prejudicial; Trial Court Did Not Err in Declining to Strike Venire