ABA Journal “Musician Dustin Ballard has turned a spare room in his Dallas home into a soundproof studio. Inside are relics from another era: a ukulele, a fiddle, a smattering of 45s and an Edison phonograph. But when he sits down at his PC to make music, he’s immersed in Read more…
ABA Journal The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take up one of the biggest cases of the term not involving former President Donald Trump. On Jan. 17, the justices will consider whether they should overrule a landmark 1984 decision often requiring courts to defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations Read more…
ABA Journal “The U.S. Supreme Court will have oral arguments in February to consider an emergency petition to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “good neighbor” rule, which is intended to curb pollution that drifts to downwind states. The high court agreed Wednesday to consider a stay in four consolidated Read more…
ABA Journal “A federal appeals court based in Cincinnati has refused to certify a class action lawsuit comprising about 11.8 million Ohio residents suing manufacturers of “forever chemicals” said to contaminate the environment. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati ruled Monday that the lead plaintiff, Ohio firefighter Kevin Hardwick, Read more…
Bloomberg Law “Publicly owned companies must comply with a new set of regulatory deadlines during the next week that will require swift disclosure of malicious cyberattacks on their networks and the processes in place to prevent them from happening again. Entities subject to Securities and Exchange Commission authority will be Read more…
Bloomberg Law “Meta Platforms Inc. sued the US Federal Trade Commission claiming its in-house trials violate the Constitution and asked a court to immediately halt the agency’s bid to change a 2020 privacy settlement. The social networking giant filed the suit in Washington federal court seeking a halt to FTC proceedings related to Read more…
ABA Journal “The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis ruled Monday that private plaintiffs cannot sue for alleged violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans voting practices and procedures that deny or abridge the right to vote on the basis of race or Read more…
ABA Journal “The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Texas landowners can sue the state under the takings clause for flooding caused by highway reconstruction even when a statute has not authorized lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear four consolidated cases that argue the takings Read more…
ABA Journal “A West Virginia judge who led a warrantless search of a divorce litigant’s home is not entitled to judicial immunity because she engaged in a nonjudicial act, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, ruled against former family court Read more…
ABA Journal “In September 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon, alleging the com- pany’s pricing policy for third- party merchants undermines competition and raises prices for consumers elsewhere. The suit, filed in state superior court, claims that in order to sell through Amazon, everyday sellers must sign agreements Read more…