“A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has set aside a nationwide eviction moratorium that was set to expire June 30. U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have the authority under federal law to impose Read more…
“ In America, the people are sovereign and straightjacketed. Faced with a problem — passing, like a pandemic, or persistent, like poverty — they can call on their government to answer it. But, when they act, courts can tell them they’ve overstepped their Constitution’s grant of powers. Recently, several federal district Read more…
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday accepted a First Amendment case involving a college trustee who was censured after criticizing board actions and filing multiple lawsuits against the body. The high court agreed to decide whether the First Amendment restricts an elected body’s authority to censure a member for their speech. The Read more…
“When it comes to civil law, artificial intelligence identifies suitable jurors, speeds legal research, predicts judicial outcomes, and promises cheaper and faster electronic discovery. These AI use cases are becoming table stakes in litigation support software for law firms and corporate legal departments. But when it comes to helping pro Read more…
“In the last year, colleges and universities across the U.S. struggled with how to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent data, from January 2021, shows a mix of online and in-person modes of instruction. At the same time, a study of the experience in early fall 2020 found an association between Read more…
“The 2016 police encounter involving retired California real estate agent Arthur G. Lange seemed routine, more likely to be on the TV show Cops than one destined for a major Fourth Amendment confrontation in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves a police officer who entered Lange’s garage without a warrant and Read more…
“As jury trials resume in several states and continue in others, finding jurors willing to show up is a problem. Bloomberg Law reports on the issue, which could lead to increased backlogs in courts that shut down in-person appearances because of COVID-19. Top state courts in Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina Read more…
“Did you over wonder why the Founding Fathers, in writing the preamble to our Constitution, chose to use the words “establish justice” right up front in speaking to the formation of our “more perfect Union?” Well, I guess it was to stress how important the rule of law would be Read more…
Found this article written by Jim Wagstaffe on Lexis Nexis and found that it provided a thoughtful review of some of the recent shifts in Civil Procedure. The U.S. Supreme Court steadily and without fanfare has been revolutionizing multiple areas of civil procedure to provide litigants with a battle plan Read more…