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After Supreme Court copyright fight, Georgia makes annotated legal code freely available

Georgia capped a yearslong legal fight over whether interpretations of its official state code are copyrightable, announcing Monday that the annotated legal code is now available online for free.

Mar 23, 2022 8:58 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: Appeals courts rule in lawyer restitution cases; tribes agree to opioid settlement

Ex-BigLaw partner must pay $537M in tax fraud scheme Paul M. Daugerdas, a former Jenkens & Gilchrist partner, lost an appeal in his tax fraud case before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York on Monday. Daugerdas had challenged financial penalties imposed after his 2013 conviction for…

Feb 4, 2022 3:15 PM CST

White House confirms potential Supreme Court nominee as the short list grows

The White House confirmed Friday that U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among several Black women being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jan 31, 2022 10:33 AM CST

Barrett is among 4 justices who would have blocked execution of inmate seeking death by nitrogen hypoxia

An Alabama inmate who sought execution by nitrogen hypoxia was put to death by lethal injection Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution to proceed.

Jan 28, 2022 11:30 AM CST

Federal judges who hired law clerk accused of racist statements won’t face misconduct complaints

Two federal judges—including the chief judge of a federal appeals court—won’t face misconduct complaints for hiring a law clerk accused of making racist statements.

Jan 18, 2022 4:19 PM CST

Social media companies that posted ISIS content aren’t liable for Pulse nightclub shooting, 11th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled social media companies can’t be held liable for radicalizing the Pulse nightclub gunman under the federal Anti-Terrorism Act because the plaintiffs failed to show the massacre was an act of “international terrorism.”

Sep 30, 2021 10:20 AM CDT

6th Circuit rules against restaurant seeking insurance coverage for losses after shutdown order

A shutdown order that barred in-person dining was not a direct physical loss or damage to property covered by a "business interruption" insurance policy, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Sep 24, 2021 11:45 AM CDT

Few federal courts report that they require COVID-19 vaccines for court employees

Few federal courts have reported that they are requiring COVID-19 vaccines for court workers, although an order this week requires the employees to report their vaccination status.

Sep 24, 2021 11:05 AM CDT

Limit on food distribution to homeless people in parks violates First Amendment, 11th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with a nonprofit organization that provides free food to homeless people in a park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, finding that a city rule that limits the practice is unconstitutional.

Sep 3, 2021 10:16 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: First Black woman to clerk at SCOTUS dies; judge allows Dominion defamation suits

Trailblazing lawyer Karen Hastie Williams dies at 76 Lawyer Karen Hastie Williams died last month at age 76. She was the first Black woman to clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black partner at Crowell & Moring. Williams’ father had been the dean of Howard University’s law…

Aug 13, 2021 11:27 AM CDT

After Supreme Court copyright fight, Georgia makes annotated legal code freely available

Weekly Briefs: Appeals courts rule in lawyer restitution cases; tribes agree to opioid settlement

White House confirms potential Supreme Court nominee as the short list grows

Barrett is among 4 justices who would have blocked execution of inmate seeking death by nitrogen hypoxia

Federal judges who hired law clerk accused of racist statements won’t face misconduct complaints

Social media companies that posted ISIS content aren’t liable for Pulse nightclub shooting, 11th Circuit rules

6th Circuit rules against restaurant seeking insurance coverage for losses after shutdown order

Few federal courts report that they require COVID-19 vaccines for court employees

Limit on food distribution to homeless people in parks violates First Amendment, 11th Circuit rules

Weekly Briefs: First Black woman to clerk at SCOTUS dies; judge allows Dominion defamation suits

ABA House addresses treatment of children and youths in pair of resolutions

11th Circuit rules for Southern Poverty Law Center in defamation suit over hate group designation

Reversing course, 11th Circuit halts CDC cruise ship safety rules after Florida seeks SCOTUS review

11th Circuit keeps CDC cruise ship rules in place

Florida resident loses First Amendment appeal in suit over rejection of his mansion plans

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