The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates is in the hands of a..

In the summer of 2022, the Boston Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) asked if the firm could represent a family of four facing eviction in just three weeks' time on..

Harvey Weinstein's legal troubles intensified after news broke on Thursday that his rape conviction in New York had been overturned with a 4-3 ruling by the..

Former Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by a New York appeals court.

In April, the Fifth Circuit of Appeals found that Carolyn Spears, formerly a tenured professor at Louisiana College (LC), had made out a prima facie case of age,..

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday (April 5, 2024) lifted restrictions imposed by a lower court that had prevented the Justice..

A $454 million penalty was imposed on Donald Trump in February by a judge, for deceit regarding his assets to secure favorable loan terms. This Monday, a..

A state appeals court significantly reduced the bond Trump had to post in a New York fraud lawsuit from over $500 million to $175 million.. Concurrently, Trump..

Donald Trump won a bid on Monday to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a smaller $175 million bond within 10 days, in a victory for the..

A California appeals court recently overturned a trial court's dismissal of an employee's age discrimination claim, finding that his job transfer may have..

In late June 2023, a California superior court held that enforcement of any final California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) regulation under the California...

A California appeals court has overturned a decision from June 30, 2023, that had delayed – until March 29, 2024 – the enforcement of final regulations..

The appeals court ruled to reinvestigate Pablo Neruda's death after Chile's 1973 military coup. Evidence suggests he was poisoned. Neruda, a Communist Party..

While they would have otherwise been enforceable in about two months anyway, a California state appeals court has ruled that the CPPA can enforce its regulations..

Former US President Donald Trump on Monday made a return to the US Supreme Court, seeking a stay on an appeals court decision allowing criminal prosecution for..

The purpose of the rule is to ensure that the use of AI has not been integrated into legal work. Moreover, the proposition will hold lawyers accountable and be..

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court delivered a unanimous ruling stating that Donald Trump is not entitled to immunity from criminal charges pertaining to his..

An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the country's..

The tide may be turning in employers' favor in New York with respect to frequency of pay claims. Such claims have been the bane of many employers' presence in..

On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit formally vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission's recently adopted rules..

CNN reported that judges also wondered if they even had the jurisdiction to decide the question of presidential immunity at this point in the case.

Litigation Practice Chair Scott Ford's recent triumph in an Appeals Court case representing Pamela Birkenfeld has been spotlighted by Massachusetts Lawyers..

A federal appeals court reinstated a ruling that barred California from enforcing a law that bans carrying guns in most public places. Last week, the 9th Circuit..

A California law banning firearms in public places will take effect on New Year's Day, despite a court challenge. The law was blocked by a US district judge who..