The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is often called the nation’s second most powerful court. The reason is mostly due to its heavy […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Climate Change Lawsuit — Justia News — March 26, 2025
On Monday, March 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Juliana et al. v. United States of America, a lawsuit brought by 21 young people […]
Appellate Court Rejects Municipal Judge’s Claimed Authority to Order Competency Evaluations
A Missouri Court of Appeals panel denied a Kansas City judge’s claim this week that he had the authority to order the state’s mental health department to complete […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Art Generated Solely by AI Cannot Be Copyrighted — Justia News — March 20, 2025
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has reaffirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be considered authors under U.S. […]
Delegation Clause Sends Personal Injury Claims to Arbitrator, State High Court Rules
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated a circuit court’s judgment in a personal injury suit against a trampoline park, concluding last week that an arbitrator was required to weigh […]
Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Target, Store Manager Sent to State Court, Federal Judge Rules
A slip-and-fall suit against Target and a store manager is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Illinois determined the store manager was properly named […]
Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Uber Security Chief That Shook Cybersecurity World
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday unanimously upheld former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan’s 2022 conviction on charges he […]
Attorney Cleared to Withdraw Despite Client’s Objections, Court Rules
A federal judge in Massachusetts sided with an attorney looking to remove herself as counsel after years of litigation, despite her client’s attempts to bar her departure. In […]
Fully-Paid $20M Award Halts Post-Judgment Interest From Accruing on Appeal, State High Court Says
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that the full payment of a $20 million judgment in a commercial property lease dispute stopped post-judgment interest from accruing during an […]
Lyft Must Face Negligence, Product Liability Claims Over Fatal Carjacking, State Court Rules
Plaintiffs suing rideshare services for fatal incidents involving suspicious riders may have found some hope for recourse in the state courts last week, after coming up short in […]