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5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals OKs Age Restriction on Gun Sales

Texas Lawyer

Monday, November 5, 2012

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal regulations prohibiting gun sales to those over the age of 18 but under the age of 21 do not violate the Second Amendment, which protects "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms," or the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment.

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Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Speech and Lawyer Websites

Texas Lawyer

Monday, November 5, 2012

Does a lawyer's website constitute free speech, or is it commercial free speech, which is afforded lesser protection under the First Amendment? It's an important question a trial court soon will address because of the appellate work done by Lubbock attorney Robert Hogan.

Litigator of the Week: Occupy Austin Protesters Prevail

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 15, 2012

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel of the Western District of Texas has issued a final judgment in favor of two plaintiffs who received criminal-trespass notices for occupying the plaza in front of Austin's City Hall during last fall's Occupy Austin protests.

Judge Gives Bankruptcy Court First Crack at Ponzi Scheme Claims

New York Law Journal

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Southern District Judge J. Paul Oetken has declined to hear fraudulent conveyance and preferential transfer claims in Arbco Capital Management's bankruptcy case, ruling that, even in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that the bankruptcy court cannot finally adjudicate the claims, it is most efficient for that court to hear them in the first instance.

Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law

The National Law Journal

Thursday, June 28, 2012

In a stunning victory for the Obama Administration, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the centerpiece of the nation's new healthcare law — the so-called individual mandate to buy insurance — as a constitutional exercise of Congress' taxing authority.

7th Circuit Addresses Audio Recordings and First Amendment

Law Technology News

Monday, May 28, 2012

Every time a public figure speaks these days, smartphones are there to record the speech. A key question: Is this legal? That was the issue addressed recently by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois v. Alvarez, a May 8 opinion.