The Idaho Supreme Court has delivered a major ruling affirming the constitutionality of the Idaho Patient Act (IPA), a state law designed to regulate how healthcare providers collect debts from …
Constitutional Law
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Administrative Law
Judge Allows MPD Officer to Join Disability Discrimination Suit, But Only for Damages
A former District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer has been granted permission to join a major class-action lawsuit alleging disability discrimination, but the judge has placed a specific …
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Family LawMilitary Law
Military Pension Oversight: Dissenting Judge Blasts Trial Court for Ignoring Marital Asset
The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal issued a brief, unanimous ruling affirming a lower court’s final judgment in a dissolution of marriage case involving Kristina Harris and Jermaine Harris. …
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Miscellaneous Law
Ninth Circuit Rules: Class Members Must Show Standing Evidence at Summary Judgment in Damages Cases
by Lokesh KumarThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling clarifying the standing requirements for class action lawsuits seeking monetary damages, particularly in the wake of the …
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Administrative LawInternational Law
Bolivia Loses Bid to Dismiss $253M Enforcement Case Over Service Technicality
A federal court in Washington D.C. has rejected Bolivia’s attempt to dismiss a major enforcement action brought by Glencore Finance (Bermuda) Ltd., ruling that the mining giant correctly followed complex …
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed the denial of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by Donald Herb Johnson, a Kentucky inmate sentenced to death …
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Constitutional LawCriminal Law
Court Orders Resentencing After Judge’s Prior Role Creates Appearance of Bias
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has vacated the sentences of Bryan Robert Freeman and David Jonathan Freeman, ordering that they be resentenced by a different judge. The appeals court found that …
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* Eleven current and former employees of the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (the “Authority”) have lost their latest attempt to block the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. …
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A federal lawsuit filed by Brahim Boumakh against Sandra Jaldin and her daughter, stemming from a chaotic apartment leasing experience that allegedly involved contract breaches and physical assault, has been …
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Administrative LawConstitutional Law
GAO Wins Big: Court Rules Legislative Watchdog Is Immune from FOIA Requests
A federal court in Washington D.C. has sided with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), ruling that the agency is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). America …