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Federal Courts SCOTUS Sends Federal Rules Amendments to Congress

SCOTUS Sends Federal Rules Amendments to Congress

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

You thought that this was going to be just another uneventful Friday afternoon on First Street? Au contraire! The Supreme Court is rocking your world with rule...

Federal Courts 'Presumption Against Extraterritoriality' Bars Alien Tort Claim

'Presumption Against Extraterritoriality' Bars Alien Tort Claim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A group of Nigerian plaintiffs claim that Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading Company -- which you probably know as Shell Oil --...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Press Office Doesn't Proofread Student Newspapers

SCOTUS Press Office Doesn't Proofread Student Newspapers

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Lewis and Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff has an impressive résumé. According to the school’s website, he graduated from Yale Law School, clerked for the...

Federal Courts Salinas v. Texas: Is Silence Golden?

Salinas v. Texas: Is Silence Golden?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Three years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Berghuis v. Thompkins that a criminal suspect must affirmatively invoke his right to refuse questions. The...

Federal Courts US v. Davila: Can a Judge Advise a Defendant to Go to the Cross?

US v. Davila: Can a Judge Advise a Defendant to Go to the Cross?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Anthony Davila pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by obtaining false tax refunds. But he didn’t really want to plead guilty. He actually wanted a...

Federal Courts Will the SCOTUS Actually Resolve Genetic Patents This Time?

Will the SCOTUS Actually Resolve Genetic Patents This Time?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court will start its final sitting of the 2012 Term with what might be the most controversial intellectual property case of the year, Association...

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