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The 2nd Circuit Declares Global Warming a Nuisance

By Kevin Fayle | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last week, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision that promises to alter the environmental law landscape. In the decision, the court...

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Supreme Slackers?

By Kevin Fayle | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Is the Supreme Court getting lazy?Adam Liptak explores the Supreme Court's Incredible Shrinking Docket in a column in the New York Times today, and lists some...

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Lowe's Workers' Overtime Case Settled for $29.5M

By Joel Zand | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A California court approved a $29.5 million class-action settlement agreement (see below) between workers at Lowes Home Improvement stores and the company...

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3 Charged in al Qaeda Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy Case

By Joel Zand | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A federal criminal complaint charges three African men (Oumar Issa, Harouna Touré and Idriss Abelrahman) -- alleged members of the terrorist groups al...

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Today at the Supreme Court

By Kevin Fayle | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on two cases related to criminal prosecutions today. The first, Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, examines whether...

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Wine, Women and Song at the Supreme Court

By Kevin Fayle | Last updated on March 21, 2019

It's not all hard work at the Supreme Court these days, apparently. While the Court is currently wrapping up the first month of the 2009 October Term,...

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