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Federal Courts How Jennifer Eckhart Lost Her Sexual Harassment Case Against Fox News

How Jennifer Eckhart Lost Her Sexual Harassment Case Against Fox News

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on April 30, 2026

Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News producer, sued the news network and its former anchor Ed Henry after alleging years of sexual harassment culminating in a...

Federal Courts Second Circuit Overturns Ruling Against New York Student’s Snapchat ‘Joke’

Second Circuit Overturns Ruling Against New York Student’s Snapchat ‘Joke’

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on November 05, 2025

Some aspects of the law may be considered thorny, but anything to do with First Amendment rights is a legal briar patch. The Livingston Manor Central School...

Federal Courts Verizon's $47 Million Lesson in Location Data Gone Wrong

Verizon's $47 Million Lesson in Location Data Gone Wrong

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on September 17, 2025

How much is your phone’s location worth? For Verizon, the answer is nearly $47 million. In a recent legal battle, federal regulators slammed the telecom giant...

Federal Courts Second Circuit Keeps Safety on for Connecticut's AR-15 Restrictions

Second Circuit Keeps Safety on for Connecticut's AR-15 Restrictions

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 26, 2025

Gun ownership remains one of the most hotly contested topics in American society. This includes in the courts, where 2022's New York State Rifle & Pistol...

Federal Courts Second Circuit Clears Flores to Tackle the NFL in Court

Second Circuit Clears Flores to Tackle the NFL in Court

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 21, 2025

The Second Circuit just delivered a game-changing blow to the NFL’s playbook on discrimination disputes. In Brian Flores’s case, the court gave the green light...

Federal Courts To Kill a Lawsuit: 2018 Stage Version of Harper Lee's Masterpiece Doesn't Violate Copyright Act

To Kill a Lawsuit: 2018 Stage Version of Harper Lee's Masterpiece Doesn't Violate Copyright Act

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on July 31, 2025

There are few works of fiction more well-read and highly lauded than Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." First published in 1960, the Southern Gothic tale of...

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