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Appellate

  • September 30, 2025

    10th Circ. Says Robbery Wasn't 'Violent,' Nixing Gun Sentence

    A split Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a 20-year prison sentence for an Oklahoma man who was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after police searched him during a robbery investigation at his own home.

  • September 30, 2025

    Ohio Court Tosses Trespass Charge Over Speedy Trial Error

    An Ohio state appeals court has tossed a man's misdemeanor trespassing charge after finding that he was denied a speedy trial when a prosecutor and judge incorrectly calculated the start of the 45-day window for when his trial was legally required to occur.

  • September 30, 2025

    7th Circ. Urges Litigants To Exercise Caution In Using AI

    A Seventh Circuit panel ended an inmate's appeal of his life sentence, noting in an unpublished opinion filed Tuesday that his lawyer found no real legal issues worth raising, while warning the parties not to rely blindly on generative AI when writing court papers, as it can lead to serious mistakes.

  • September 30, 2025

    3rd Circ. Mulls Liens On Casino Revenue In Pa. City's Ch. 9

    The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday pressed attorneys for Delaware County and municipal bondholders on why their liens on city-generated revenues carried forward when the Pennsylvania city of Chester filed for bankruptcy in 2022.

  • September 30, 2025

    DC Circ. Backs FERC Approval Of Tenn. Pipeline

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday used a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision curtailing federal environmental reviews to reject a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a Tennessee pipeline project.

  • September 30, 2025

    Wash. Panel Keeps Wage Suit Against Logistics Co. In Court

    The arbitration agreements that a logistics company gave to two workers were unconscionable because they either didn't contain a severability clause or included a class waiver, a Washington state appellate panel ruled, affirming a decision to keep the workers' wage and hour suit in court.

  • September 30, 2025

    Justices Could Enable IEEPA Taxes On Any Trade, Experts Say

    If the U.S. Supreme Court decides that a president's power to regulate imports and exports under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act encompasses tariffs, a president could tax services, investments and intellectual property flowing into or out of the country, trade experts said Tuesday.

  • September 30, 2025

    Court Must Address Bad Lawyering In Case Of Assaulted Cop

    A man who was sentenced to up to five years in prison for assaulting a police officer should have had his ineffective-counsel arguments addressed, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled, vacating the denial of his request for a new trial.

  • September 30, 2025

    Del. Justices Won't Revive Gellert Seitz Malpractice Case

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a homebuilder's bid to revive its legal malpractice suit against Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown LLC over damages the builder said it suffered due to the firm's negligence in loan restructuring disputes with a bank.

  • September 30, 2025

    Hospital Urges Justices To Review 7th Circ. Medicaid Ruling

    A Chicago hospital urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its petition for review of a Seventh Circuit ruling that had shut down its suit against the state of Illinois seeking enforcement of timely Medicaid payments, saying it's an "excellent opportunity" to address "resulting uncertainties" after a recent ruling against Planned Parenthood.

  • September 30, 2025

    Law Professors, Tech Groups Back ROSS In Westlaw IP Fight

    A tech startup appealing an adverse fair use ruling to the Third Circuit has received nearly a dozen briefs in support of its position that it did not infringe copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool driven by artificial intelligence.

  • September 30, 2025

    Seton Hall Whistleblower Case Is Returned To Essex County

    A New Jersey state trial court has moved a contentious whistleblower case between Seton Hall University and the school's former president back to Essex County after it was transferred to Hudson County to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

  • September 30, 2025

    Ga. Panel Won't Nix $4M Verdict In Toddler Death Suit

    A Georgia appeals court will not vacate a $4 million verdict awarded to parents who allege their 15-month-old child died because his physician did not consider that he might have swallowed a foreign object, rejecting the doctor's argument that the plaintiffs' expert was not reliable in his opinion.

  • September 30, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Trump, Baker McKenzie

    In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 reports the latest updates in President Donald Trump's suits against major news organizations over their reporting on his presidency and relationships, as well as developments in a voting machine company's suit against MyPillow's CEO over election-rigging claims.

  • September 30, 2025

    Undercover Cop's Nonwhite 'Bitmoji' May Be Bias, Court Says

    A Massachusetts police department's use of a nonwhite "bitmoji" avatar while conducting gang surveillance on Snapchat could reasonably be viewed as selective enforcement, the state's high court said on Tuesday, in a case being watched by a coalition of criminal justice, civil liberties and privacy advocates.

  • September 29, 2025

    Supreme Court Considers 7 Patent Petitions

    The U.S. Supreme Court held its first conference Monday, presenting the justices with several petitions of interest to patent practitioners before the court's new term kicks off next week.

  • September 29, 2025

    Trump Can Cut Ed Dept.'s Civil Rights Staff, 1st Circ. Rules

    The Trump administration can proceed with plans to cut certain jobs at the U.S. Department of Education after the First Circuit on Monday halted a Massachusetts federal judge's injunction that the federal government had argued showed "disregard" to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

  • September 29, 2025

    Ƶ Union Asks DC Circ. To Rehear Injunction Ruling

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's worker union on Monday urged the full D.C. Circuit to come to the rescue of an injunction that has blocked the Trump administration from enacting sweeping cuts at the agency, warning the regulator's continued existence is at stake.

  • September 29, 2025

    Colo. High Court Upholds Habitual Criminal Sentencing Law

    The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state's habitual sentencing statute, which allows more severe penalties for repeat offenders, complies with 2024 U.S. high court precedent as long as a jury, not a judge, looks at the defendant's criminal history.

  • September 29, 2025

    NJ Court Backs Sentence Enhancement For Domestic Abuse

    A New Jersey appeals court panel on Monday ruled in a matter of first impression that applying a sentencing enhancement for repeat domestic violence offenders is not "double counting" the latest offense, rebuffing a man's attempt to reduce his sentence for assaulting his girlfriend.

  • September 29, 2025

    NJ Panel Rejects Suit Over Deadly Warehouse Fire

    A New Jersey appellate court on Monday backed the dismissal of a proposed class action that was filed over a deadly December 2021 fire in a Hoboken commercial warehouse that killed two people.

  • September 29, 2025

    4th Circ. Rejects NCAA's Bid To Expedite Eligibility Appeal

    The Fourth Circuit declined to fast track the briefing in an appeal of an injunction that paused the NCAA's eligibility rules and gave four West Virginia University athletes another year to play football.

  • September 29, 2025

    Ga. Panel Says Insurer Not Liable For Fees In $1.5M Case

    The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly refused to make Allstate pay attorney fees after rejecting a settlement offer from a man who was later awarded $1.5 million for crash injuries, saying the award "was not warranted" because the insurer wasn't a named party at trial.

  • September 29, 2025

    6 Copyright, TM Cases On Tap As Justices Begin New Term

    The new U.S. Supreme Court term could be an eventful one for intellectual property law, with a $1 billion copyright fight on deck between music publishers and Cox Communications that is expected to clarify the bounds of liability for internet companies over their customers’ illegal downloads. Here's a look at some of the IP cases under review as the justices begin their new term Oct. 6.

  • September 29, 2025

    Hain 'Channel-Stuffing' Securities Suit Revived By 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Monday reversed a district court's dismissal of a proposed class action accusing food and personal care company Hain Celestial of "channel-stuffing," or asking distributors to take more product than they can sell in order to cover up flagging demand, finding the class had adequately alleged actionable misrepresentations and false statements by the company.

Expert Analysis

  • Unpacking The Supreme Court's Views On Judgment Finality

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's June opinion in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman reaffirmed that the bar for reopening a final judgment remains exceptionally high — even when the movant seeks to amend their complaint based on a new legal development, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Asbestos Ruling Cements All Sums Coverage Precedent In SC

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    With its recent decision in Protopapas v. Travelers, the South Carolina Court of Appeals becomes the highest court in South Carolina to adopt the all sums allocation approach for long-tail claims, providing key appellate precedent to support policyholders' efforts to maximize their coverage, say attorneys at Anderson Kill.

  • M&A Ruling Reinforces High Bar For Aiding, Abetting Claims

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    The Delaware Supreme Court's recent decision in In re: Columbia Pipeline may slow the filing of aiding and abetting claims against third-party buyers in situations where buyers negotiate aggressively, putting buy-side dealmakers' minds at ease that they likely won't be liable for seeking the best possible deal, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Series

    Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.

  • What To Expect As Calif. Justices Weigh Arbitration Fee Law

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    If the California Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court holds that the Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt the California Arbitration Act's strict fee deadlines, employers and businesses could lose the right to arbitrate over minor procedural delays, say attorneys at Bird Marella.

  • 2 Circuit Court Rulings Offer A Class Certification Primer

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    Two recent decisions from the Third and Sixth Circuits provide guidance on the rigorous analysis of predominance that courts might require for class certification, and insights into how defendants might oppose or narrow potential class actions, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review

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    Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law decisions in its recently concluded term proved underwhelming by many measures, their opinions revealed trends in how the justices approach criminal cases and offered reminders for practitioners, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Opinion

    The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable

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    As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.

  • 2nd Circ. Reinforces Consensus On Vacating Foreign Awards

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    In Molecular Dynamics v. Spectrum Dynamics Medical, the Second Circuit recently affirmed that federal district courts do not possess subject matter jurisdiction to vacate foreign arbitral awards, strengthening this consensus across the circuits most active in recognition and enforcement actions, says Ed Mullins at Reed Smith.

  • What Dismissal Rulings May Mean For ERISA Forfeiture Cases

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    Following an influx of Employee Retirement Income Security Act class actions challenging the long-standing practice of plan sponsors using plan forfeitures to offset employer contributions, recent motion to dismiss rulings and a U.S. Department of Labor amicus brief may encourage more courts to reject plaintiffs' forfeiture theories, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

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    In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • Reel Justice: 'Oh, Hi!' Teaches Attys To Return To The Statute

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    The new dark comedy film “Oh, Hi!” — depicting a romantic vacation that turns into an inadvertent kidnapping — should remind criminal practitioners to always reread the statute to avoid assumptions, meet their ethical duties and finesse their trial strategy, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.

  • Patent Ambiguity Persists After Justices Nix Eligibility Appeal

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    The Supreme Court recently declined to revisit the contentious framework governing patent eligibility by denying certiorari in Audio Evolution Diagnostics v. U.S., suggesting a necessary recalibration of both patent application and litigation strategies, say attorneys at Skadden.

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