By Cedra Mayfield | November 1, 2022
"A judicial spouse could earn untold sums, via legal or consulting work, from entities that have cases before their husband or wife, and the public would be none the wiser, so long as the entities paid their employer and not the spouse directly," read a statement by Fix The Court, a New York-based advocacy group.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 19, 2022
"Because the department did not tie the memorandum to deliberations about the relevant decision, the department failed to justify its reliance on the deliberative-process privilege," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote.
By Allison Dunn | February 10, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the Central Intelligence Agency in reversing a district court judge's order to release certain information regarding the agency's former detention and interrogation program, as well as a court transcript of ex parte proceedings.
By Scott Graham | February 9, 2022
The Federal Circuit rules 2-1 that the San Francisco judge abused his discretion by ordering Uniloc to disclose license deals with 109 third parties. Alsup had argued that because Uniloc's power to exclude is conferred by government-issued patents, the public has a strong interest in knowing the terms and conditions involved in Uniloc's exercise of its patent rights.
By Christine Schiffner | February 9, 2022
"Organizations shouldn't have any loss of control over their data simply because it's been moved from an on-premises server to a cloud-based system."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 9, 2021
"The current cost to view or download a filing, ten cents per page, might not seem like a lot, but it quickly adds up and has been a barrier to access to justice for too long," said one advocate for the bill.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 1, 2021
"By failing to respond to the request, DOJ is depriving plaintiffs and the public of vital information needed to determine whether the government is colluding or conspiring with outside entities to carry out a political agenda," the lawsuit reads.
By Andrew Goudsward | November 30, 2021
The ruling will make public previously redacted portions of the Mueller report that explain why prosecutors declined to charge potential campaign violations by members of former President Donald Trump's 2016 team.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 18, 2021
New lawsuits are testing Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson's theory that if congressional records are found to be "public records" and a court finds the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the government's want to keep them confidential, the records can be released.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 4, 2021
"I don't know what more to do and I don't know what more to say other than escalating this to people who will actually understand that when a court actually rules on something, that that order should be followed," U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said at a hearing last week.
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