Tossing its “clear statement rule” requirement that a civil suit must specify an official’s capacity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit joined its sister courts […]
Workers’ Attempt to Link H-1B Hiring to Tax Fraud Falls Short With 2nd Circuit
The Second Circuit has refused to rescue U.S. workers’ claims that a New York information technology contractor deprived the federal government of tax revenue by hiring lower-salaried H-1B […]
Ruling Creates Circuit Split on NLRB’s Expanded Monetary Remedies
A federal appeals court ruling this week could tee up U.S. Supreme Court review of a recent National Labor Relations Board doctrine that expanded the monetary damages available […]
8th Circuit Sends Privacy Action Against Health Care Provider to State Court
A privacy suit accusing one of the state of Missouri’s largest health care providers of secretly transmitting personal health information to third parties is heading back to a […]
Fourth Circuit Considers Certification of Marriott Data Breach Class … Again
Marriott was back before a federal appeals court hoping to dismantle a district judge’s order that certified a class of hotel guests impacted by its 2018 data breach. […]
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers — Justia News — October 28, 2024
Federal immigration laws provide for a process called asylum. This allows a foreign national to legally live in the U.S. if they face persecution in their home country […]
6th Circuit Judge Thapar on Making Originalism Work in Trial Courts
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, Judge Amul Thapar of the Sixth Circuit shared his views on challenges to applying […]
Split DC Circuit Upholds Trespassing Charge Used in Hundreds of Jan. 6 Cases
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a misdemeanor trespassing conviction against a Trump supporter for illegally being on U.S. Capitol grounds […]
Trump Counsel Again Asks Second Circuit to Remove NY State Case to Federal Court
Defense counsel for Donald Trump has again urged a federal appellate court to remove the former president’s criminal case from state court. Trump’s attorneys argued that the appeals […]
4th Circuit Revives Workplace Retaliation Lawsuit Against Biden’s HHS Secretary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has revived a workplace-retaliation lawsuit against the Biden administration’s secretary of health and human services. Xavier Becerra, secretary of […]