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Public pension reform effort by the Illinois State Legislature ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of IllinoisIn re Pension Reform Litigation, [Doris Heaton, et al,] v Pat Quinn, Governor, State of Illinois, et al, Supreme Court of Illinois, 2015 IL Docket 118585, In this action the plaintiff contended the Act amending Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.) by reducing retirement annuity benefits for individuals who first became members of four of… [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Accusations, Embargoes, and More of Same for Baltimore Coins Test Case

30 Sep 2013, 5:00 am by Rick St. Hilaire

Both the government and the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) have filed new court papers in the bitterly contested case of U.S. v. [read post]

Cultural Heritage Lawyer - http://culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com/

Brief from the AdvoKat: Di-potassium Another Day - English High Court to hear foreign patent claims

27 Nov 2012, 8:43 am

And now, here is a legal first, straight from the pen (well, keyboard) of our Mr Justice Arnold in joined cases Actavis Group hf v Eli Lilly & Company (USA)/Medis ehf v Eli Lilly & Company (USA) [2012] EWHC 3316 (Pat) on whether the English Courts have jurisdiction over issues of infringement of foreign-designated patents. [read post]

IPKat - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/

Don’t Roll The Dice On Defamation Suits Against Gripe Sites, Especially In California–Ocean’s Eleven v. Anders

21 May 2014, 10:33 am by Eric Goldman

Clark * Private Facebook Group’s Conversations Aren’t Defamatory–Finkel v. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

[Josh Blackman] 5 Unanswered Questions from Ramos v. Louisiana

21 Apr 2020, 5:00 am by Josh Blackman

" Kimble v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

The Ninth Circuit Holds that Cash Payments Made to Employees in Lieu of Health Benefits Must be Included in the Regular Rate for Overtime Purposes under the FLSA

3 Jun 2016, 2:49 pm by Lisa S. Charbonneau

(29 C.F.R. sec. 778.108, citing Walling v. [read post]

California Public Agency Labor and Employment Blog - http://www.calpublicagencylaboremploymentblog.com

Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: 7th Circuit decides legislative prayer case, dismissing for lack of standing

14 Nov 2007, 12:47 pm

Updating earlier ILB entries on the 7th Circuit's legislative prayer decision (start here for recent ILB entries) in the case of Hindrichs v. [read post]

The Indiana Law Blog - http://indianalawblog.com/

Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases

30 Sep 2013, 12:21 pm by Howard Friedman

LEXIS 136561, May 31, 2013) and dismissed plaintiff's complaint, stated in general terms, that involuntary protective custody inmates are precluded from practicing religion.In Johns v. [read post]

Religion Clause - http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

Algorithmic Governance and the Constitution of Inherent Bias of Data: Brief Reflection on the Völkerrechtsblog Symposium--Racial Profiling in Germany Part 3 (Observations on Elisabeth Kaneza', "Human Rights Standards for Accountability and Effective Remedies")

18 Dec 2022, 1:36 pm

(Basu v. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - https://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

The Merit System and public employment - does it have a future?

28 Apr 2009, 4:15 am

Ricci v DeStefano, United State Supreme Court, Docket Nos. 07-1428 and 08-328New York State's Constitution mandates that "appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive" [Article V, Section 6].* Other… [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Case o' The Week: The benefits of paying cash - Loveland and proof of conspiracies

5 Jun 2016, 9:48 am by Steve Kalar

United States v. [read post]

Ninth Circuit Blog - http://circuit9.blogspot.com/