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United States Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Flood Protection Authority Case Against Oil and Gas Industry Members

3 Mar 2017, 3:06 pm by Steven Boutwell

Juneau, and Tyler Moore Kostal On March 3, 2017, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited opinion in the matter of Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, et al. vs. [read post]

Louisiana Law Blog - http://www.louisianalawblog.com/

Addiction Medicine Expert Witness Allowed in Prescription Conspiracy Litigation

9 Dec 2022, 7:53 am by Steven Cohen

Summary: Addiction Medicine Expert Witness testimony is allowed because the court ruled that the expert’s testimony will not include a legal opinion Facts: This case (United States v. [read post]

Expert Witness Blog - http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/

Daubert Shorts

18 Oct 2015, 4:39 pm by Steven Cohen

Woodward et al – United States District Court – Northern District of Indiana – October 16th, 2015 – This case involves a motor vehicle accident. [read post]

Expert Witness Blog - http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/

Court Dismisses Class Claims Brought By Same-Sex Domestic Partners

9 Dec 2014, 7:03 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court’s landmark decisions regarding same-sex marriage in United States v. [read post]

Workplace Class Action Blog - http://www.workplaceclassaction.com/

“Cash and Carry”

27 Feb 2012, 7:56 am by Rick Hasen

Federal Election Commission, which was decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, have not just gutted campaign-finance reform. [read post]

Election Law - http://electionlawblog.org/

SCOTUS Case Affecting Indian Nations and Property Owners

29 Oct 2010, 2:10 pm by Record on Appeal

On Monday, November 1, 2010, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in United States v. [read post]

Record on Appeal - http://www.recordonappeal.com/

Molina-Martinez v. United States – New Sentencing Guidelines Decision Focuses on Remedy for Errors in Sentencing Calculation

1 May 2016, 3:56 pm by James S. Friedman, LLC

The advisory guidelines sentencing range used in a given case is calculated by the United States Probation office in the district where the defendant is being sentenced. [read post]

New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney Blog - http://www.newjerseycriminaldefenseattorney-blog.com/

Circuit Vacates Two Special Conditions of Supervised Release

8 May 2019, 1:13 pm by Peggy Cross-Goldenberg

In United States v. [read post]

Federal Defenders of New York Blog - http://blog.federaldefendersny.org/

Lemoge v. United States (9th Cir. - Dec. 7, 2009)

7 Dec 2009, 1:17 pm

For me, an appellate court sometimes needs to let a district court do even those things that we wouldn't ourselves choose. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

U.S. Supreme Court Vacates 4th DCA Arbitration Opinion About Madoff Claims

7 Nov 2011, 12:33 pm

Today, the United States Supreme Court released a unanimous opinion vacating the Fourth District's opinion. [read post]

The Florida Legal Blog - http://www.floridalegalblog.org/

The DOL’s fiduciary rule put on pause

2 Aug 2024, 8:13 am by Adam Braun, Alexander Clark, Joshua Cohen, Mason Gardner, Marjorie Glover (US), Rachael Hashmall, Steven Howard (US), Steven Lofchie, Andrew Lom (US) and Jeff Ziesman

United States Department of Labor, et al., (“Federation of Americans”) the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order staying the effective date of the DOL’s final fiduciary rule (and related amendments to PTE 84-14) that was issued in March 2024. [read post]

Regulation tomorrow - http://www.regulationtomorrow.com/

Oklahoma gay marriage decision

15 Jan 2014, 4:40 am by Stephen Page

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA MARY BISHOP, ) SHARON BALDWIN, ) SUSAN BARTON, and ) GAY PHILLIPS, ) ) Plaintiffs, )) v. ) No. 04-CV-848-TCK-TLW ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ex rel. [read post]

Australian Gay and Lesbian Law Blog - http://lgbtlawblog.blogspot.com/

US Supreme Court Rules Germany Entitled to State Immunity in the Nazi Art Case

23 Feb 2021, 6:02 am by DONALD SCARINCI

The Court also emphasized that a broad interpretation of the FSIA exception would invite suits against the United States in foreign courts. [read post]

Constitutional Law Reporter - https://constitutionallawreporter.com/

Second Circuit: On a motion under the First Step Act, a court isn’t obligated to “recalculate” the Sentencing Guidelines range to account for new Guidelines provisions “or new judicial interpretations of existing Guidelines.” Only Guideline-changes “that flow from the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010” have to be considered. But there’s an acknowledged circuit split. United States v. Moore, __F.3d__, No. 19-1390-cr, 2020 WL 5523205 (2d Cir. Sept. 15, 2020).

16 Sep 2020, 9:45 am by Darrell Fields

In United States v. [read post]

Federal Defenders of New York Blog - http://blog.federaldefendersny.org/

United States v. Caballero — Obstruction of Shingle Springs Miwok Mail

25 Feb 2013, 6:43 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the lower court materials in the case, now on appeal in the Ninth Circuit. [read post]

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U.S. District Court vacates CY 2019 OPPS final rule reducing Medicare payment rates for evaluation and management services furnished in hospital excepted off-campus provider-based departments

18 Sep 2019, 9:22 am by Thomas Dowdell (US)

On September 17, United States District Judge Rosemary M. [read post]