• Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-40043

    This appeal arises as a result of challenges to President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal employees and federal contractors.

  • March 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Federal Judge Approves Market Research Firm's $220K Payout for Claims of Overtime Compensation Violations

    According to the court, $122,468 of that amount would be allocated to the settlement fund and distributed among 93 collective members.

    6 minute read

  • March 24, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Deliberate, Repeated, and Unjustified Interference' by Correctional Officers Violated Muslim Prisoner's Rights, Says 3rd Circuit

    According to the court, "the unrebutted evidence at this juncture shows that the defendants were deliberately trying to disrupt Mack's prayers and so to pressure him to give up a central practice of his faith; no justification for that bigoted behavior has even been attempted."

    7 minute read

  • March 16, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Federal Ins. Co. v. Neice

    The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia found that the decedent was, in fact, an employee of Dana Mining Company, meaning the "Employer's Liability" exclusion in the company's liability policy precluded coverage for a wrongful death suit brought by the decedent's widow.

    37 minute read

  • March 11, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    New Partners 2023

    The Legal Intelligencer congratulates the new class of partners for 2023.

    47 minute read

  • March 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Top Lateral Hires of 2022

    With COVID fatigue in full swing in 2022, workers started to return to the office—at least in a hybrid capacity—and law firms began seeking out talent from a few different sources.

    12 minute read

  • March 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Bilt-Rite': The Expanding Scope of 'Providers of Information' and the Evolution of a Tort

    There are circumstances where courts decline to apply Bilt-Rite despite the presence of a transfer of information accompanied by a pecuniary gain. Who, then, qualifies as a supplier of information to others for pecuniary gain subject to Section 552 liability? After nearly 20 years, a fresh look is justified.

    8 minute read

  • Slattery v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Mary Catherine Hodes, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL, Timothy Belz, J. Matthew Belz, Clayton Plaza Law Group, St. Louis, MO, on the brief, Stephen M. Crampton, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General. For Amicus Curiae American Atheists: Geoffrey T. Blackwell, American Atheists, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union: Gabriella Larios, Katharine Es Bodde, Allison S. Bohm, Robert Hodgson, Molly K. Biklen, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Catholics for Choice, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Covenant Network of Presbyterians, Disciples Center for Public Witness, Disciples for Choice, Disciples Justice Action Network, Equal Partners in Faith, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Hindu American Foundation, Men of Reform Judaism, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National Council of Jewish Women, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Union for Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist Association, and Women of Reform Judaism: Richard B. Katskee, Alex J. Luchenitser, Adrianne M. Spoto, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-911

    Pregnancy Center Shows NYLL §203-e Burdens Its Right to Freedom of Expressive Association

  • March 3, 2023 | Law.com

    Minnesota Law Dean to Become Both the First Black President and First Gay President of Bates College

    "While I am excited and honored by this new professional opportunity, I can't possibly convey in words my full admiration and gratitude to you, my friends and colleagues," Dean Garry Jenkins wrote in a message to the University of Minnesota Law School community Wednesday. "I am thankful for the brilliant and dedicated law school leadership team (past and present) I've had the honor to work alongside, and I appreciate the culture we've all supported, built together, and nurtured."

    5 minute read

  • March 3, 2023 | Law.com

    Bench Report: Judges: Reject Panel Rehearing Rule + Biden Nomination Train Keeps On Chugging

    This week, we take a look at a SCOTUS amicus brief filed on behalf of a handful of federal judges hoping to see a panel rehearing practice get the ax, plus Biden's latest judicial nominees.

    8 minute read