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The End of a Bad Era: Congress Repeals the Defense of Marriage Act

13 Dec 2022, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman

More than a quarter century after passing it, Congress has repealed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

GWU Students file reply brief further supporting dismissal of complaint

21 Dec 2007, 10:21 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]

Recording Industry vs The People - http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

Tanya Andersen asks court to fix her attorneys fees at $300k, RIAA says she should be limited to $30k

25 Mar 2008, 9:54 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]

Recording Industry vs The People - http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

“‘New-Car Fumes’ May Have Contributed to Hit-and-Run, Expert Says”

17 Dec 2010, 8:02 am by Walter Olson

[Vail Daily, same at Denver Post] Tags: autos, Colorado, environment, expert witnesses, personal responsibility Related posts Update: two personal-responsibility cases (0) Update: Joshua Flax/Chrysler verdict (0) Update: Derrick Thomas responsible for own crash (1) Update: Branham v. [read post]

Overlawyered - http://www.overlawyered.com/

Practice tip: if you're litigating the "making available" issue, consider bringing the London-Sire decision to the attention of the Court

4 Apr 2008, 3:32 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]

Recording Industry vs The People - http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

[Stephen Halbrook] Second Amendment Roundup: An Opening Judicial Salvo in Defense of Illinois' New Rifle Ban

13 Mar 2023, 9:08 am by Stephen Halbrook

For instance, just after Lexington and Concord, British General Thomas Gage confiscated 1,778 long guns and 634 pistols from the citizens of Boston. [read post]

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

First Department Judges Continue Internal Disagreement Over Whether Plaintiff Must Prove Freedom From Comparative Fault to Establish Entitlement to Summary Judgment

29 Sep 2016, 2:24 pm by ADeStefano

The dissent further indicated that Thoma v Ronai did not require a different analysis because "the Court of Appeals said nothing about whether a plaintiff's prima facie burden includes disproving the affirmative defense of comparative fault. [read post]

New York Appellate Law Blog - http://mlnappeals.blogspot.com/

First Department Judges Continue Internal Disagreement Over Whether Plaintiff Must Prove Freedom From Comparative Fault to Establish Entitlement to Summary Judgment

29 Sep 2016, 2:24 pm by ADeStefano

The dissent further indicated that Thoma v Ronai did not require a different analysis because "the Court of Appeals said nothing about whether a plaintiff's prima facie burden includes disproving the affirmative defense of comparative fault. [read post]

New York Appellate Law Blog - http://mlnappeals.blogspot.com/

Class Action Defense Cases–Moore-Thomas v. Alaska Airlines: Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Class Action For Failure To Arbitrate Under RLA And Holds Class Action Improperly Removed To Federal Court

24 Feb 2009, 4:12 am

Moore-Thomas v. [read post]

Class Action Defense Blog - http://classactiondefense.jmbm.com/

RIAA's Boston University Subpoena Quashed in Arista v. Does 1-21

3 Apr 2008, 5:20 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]

Recording Industry vs The People - http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

Tanya Andersen awarded $107,834 in attorneys fees

15 May 2008, 2:56 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]

Recording Industry vs The People - http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Now there’s a Supreme Court lineup for you

25 Feb 2014, 7:21 am

In United States v. [read post]

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

Bad Immigration Advice and Collateral Attack

23 Jun 2017, 7:17 am by Kent Scheidegger

Supreme Court this morning went back into the area of criminal defense lawyers giving bad advice on the immigration consequences of a conviction, a can of worms it opened in its 2010 decision of Padilla v. [read post]

Crime and Consequences - http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/

Split Ninth Circuit panel affirms below-guideline probation sentence as reasonable

14 Jul 2008, 4:57 pm

Federal defense practitioners on the West Coast will be pleased to see the Ninth Circuit's latest reasonableness ruling today in US v. [read post]

Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/

Smith

8 Mar 2010, 8:28 am by Jon Sands

Smith v. [read post]

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

RIAA files supplemental brief in Atlantic v. Howell; Court gives Mr. Howell until January 11th to respond

10 Dec 2007, 10:20 am

Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]