Recent Updates
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Lawyers seeking 32% of $641M Flint tainted water settlement
Business Law 03/09/2021Lawyers who negotiated a $641 million settlement for victims of Flint’s lead-contaminated water are asking a judge to set aside up to 32% for fees and expenses for years of work on the case.If granted, the request would total $202 million in fe...
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Court raises bar for some immigrants to avoid deportation
Immigration Law 03/04/2021The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have been convicted of a crime to avoid deportation.Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a 5-3 conservative majority that ruled against a Mexican citizen who entered the U...
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Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Melton to step down
Criminal Law 02/12/2021Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced Friday that he is stepping down on July 1.Melton said in a statement that he doesn’t yet know what he’ll do next, but that he is exploring opportunities “for the next se...
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US court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska
Bankruptcy Law 02/12/2021A federal appeals court ordered work to stop at a major oil project on Alaska’s North Slope, siding with conservation and Indigenous groups.The decision Saturday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will stop on-the-ground work for the wint...
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Georgia court officials eye March for jury trial resumption
Family Law 02/06/2021Georgia court officials say they are hopeful jury trials will resume in March given the recent decline in coronavirus cases along with the rollout of vaccines.State Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton signed an order on Sunday extending for ...
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More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny’s release
International 02/01/2021Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing Tuesday after two weekends of nationwide rallies and thousands of arrests in the largest outpouring of discontent in Russia in y...
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Biden could change course in high court health care case
Civil Litigation News 01/30/2021The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front of the justices.The health care case, argued a week after the election in November, is one ...
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Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom
Criminal Law 01/24/2021A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Alexei Navalny for his release from jail, while authorities detained several of his allies and warned social media companies about promoting more protests after tens of thousands ral...
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Attorney General MacDonald confirmed as supreme court chief
Criminal Law 01/22/2021Attorney General Gordon MacDonald was confirmed Friday as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, 18 months after he was initially rejected for the position.Republicans won a 4-1 majority on the Executive Council in November, ousting Democr...
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Justice: Technology helped Nebraska courts face pandemic
Court Watch 01/21/2021Nebraska’s courts have faced a big challenge due to the coronavirus pandemic but continue to serve the public with the use of technology, the state’s chief justice said Thursday.Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican said t...
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Supreme Court takes on early stage of global warming case
Court Watch 01/19/2021The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed cautious about siding with oil and gas companies in a case involving global warming.The case the court was hearing is not about whether the companies can be held responsible for harms resulting from global warming....
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SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery
Breaking Legal News 01/17/2021Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year sentence for his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal that spurred massive protests and ousted South Korea’...