“The House of Delegates passed a resolution at the ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting on Tuesday urging Congress to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to allow borrowers to discharge student loans without proving that repayment of the debt imposes an “undue hardship” on them or their dependents. In introducing Resolution 512, Christopher Read more…
“A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee’s transgender restroom law, which requires businesses to post a specific sign if they allow transgender people to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. In her ruling Friday, Judge Aleta Trauger of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee wrote that even Read more…
“A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a challenge to a moratorium that it imposed to help control the spread of COVID-19. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati said the CDC did not have authority to impose the Read more…
“The dissenting opinion was buried near the bottom of a busy orders list issued at the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term on July 2, but it has stirred tremors of concern among advocates for press freedom. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch called for the reconsideration of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Read more…
“ The ABA is working with the White House on a new initiative to protect renters and homeowners who remain affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic instability. On Wednesday, the White House Summit on Eviction Prevention will bring together local government, judicial, legal and community leaders from 50 Read more…
“ More than 60 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state of Alabama could not require the NAACP to disclose its membership list. In NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, the court unanimously held that the civil rights organization had shown that disclosure of its members in the Read more…
“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…