” The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to restrict the use of race as a factor in college admissions during oral arguments Monday. The high court is considering admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. After arguments in the North Carolina case, a court majority appeared Read more…
“A conservative federal appeals judge suggested in a concurrence this week that the U.S. Supreme Court should consider whether the right to earn a living is a fundamental, unenumerated constitutional right. Judge James Ho of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans made his argument in a Read more…
“Lawyers who copy their clients on emails and other forms of electronic communications when messaging a lawyer representing someone in the same matter have given implied consent to receiving a “reply all” response back from the recipient counsel, absent special circumstances, according to a new ethics opinion from the ABA. Read more…
“A former Traverse City, Michigan, personal injury lawyer is entitled to continued monthly payments under his disability insurance policy because of evidence that his recurrent depression makes him unable to work as a trial attorney, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati Read more…
“A federal appeals court on Friday allowed Texas to enforce a law that generally bans large social media companies from restricting posts based on the viewpoint of the speaker. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans rejected arguments that the Texas law interfered with the companies’ First Read more…
“A federal judge has ordered Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to write apology letters to the families of the victims of a double murder after concluding that supervisors in his office made misleading statements to the court. U.S. District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania scolded Read more…
Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when its proctor ordered a scan of a student’s bedroom during a remote chemistry exam, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese of the Northern District of Ohio granted summary judgment to student Aaron Ogletree in an Aug. 22 Read more…
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that an artificial intelligence system can’t get a patent for two of its new inventions—a food container and a light beacon. The Federal Circuit ruled Aug. 5 that only humans can get a patent, report Reuters and Bloomberg Law. The court based its Read more…
“A woman who saw her mother choking on mucus at her nursing home during a FaceTime call has filed a lawsuit against the facility for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Norma Clotaire filed the suit against the nursing home in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, last week, Law.com reports. At issue is whether a bystander who Read more…
“Whether we like it or not, automated, driverless vehicles are quickly becoming a reality and a norm in our society. Along with all the benefits the technology and associated services provide, there are also detriments—for civilians and law enforcement alike. The criminal defense implications for self-driving vehicles are becoming much Read more…