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What's Next? Lamberth Holds Meeting to Discuss Pending Gitmo Cases
The Supreme Court's ruling earlier this month in Boumediene v. Bush injected life into nearly 200 pending habeas cases and cleared the way for dozens more. The justices left it to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to shape the process, and last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth took the first step.Justices Slam Nation's Patent System
In Supreme Court arguments Tuesday, it was clear nobody was happy with the Federal Circuit's three-part test.Deciding Post-Confirmation Taxes of Chapter 11 Plans
Edward A. Smith, a partner with Venable LLP, writes that while it is the narrower reading of �505(a) that represents the more prevalent view of the bankruptcy courts that have faced the issue, bankruptcy court jurisdiction over post-confirmation tax liabilities remains an open issue.Mental Health Professionals in Custody Cases
Robert Z. Dobrish, a partner at Dobrish & Wrubel, writes that custody cases are extremely difficult cases to handle from a lawyer's perspective. The issues are imprecise, the law is not clear, the stakes are high, the clients have intense feelings. The legal system operates slowly.View more book results for the query "*"
Panel to study conduct rules on judges' public comments
In the wake of national criticism of a Massachusetts state court judge's release of a convicted murderer on personal recognizance, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court tapped an ad hoc advisory committee to study rules about public comment by judges in the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.All but two circuits interpret 'Twombly' broadly
The U.S. Supreme Court changed the landscape for motions to dismiss when it decided Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, (2007). The court declared that, to survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must "raise a right to relief above the speculative level" and "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." The Supreme Court labeled the new standard the "plausibility standard." But how have courts across the country interpreted the "plausibility standard"?Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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