The former head of an independent agency responsible for protecting federal whistleblowers on Thursday said he will abandon his legal fight to stay in office after an appeals […]
9th Circuit Rejects Antitrust Claims in Case Alleging Real-Estate Listing Conspiracy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a startup real estate broker failed to prove its anticompetitive conspiracy allegations in an antitrust lawsuit naming the […]
Second Circuit Ruling in Favor of Uniswap Labs Empowers Decentralized Platforms
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit largely affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit against Uniswap Labs and its venture capital backers on […]
Tenth Circuit Explains That ‘Pickering’ Balancing Is Rarely Appropriate in Ruling on Motions to Dismiss
In Brown v. City of Tulsa, 124 F.4th 1251 (10th Cir. 2025), involving a former police officer’s First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 (Section 1983), […]
Divided En Banc 8th Circuit Ditches ‘Clear Statement Rule’ Requirement for Civil Rights Claims
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 […]