By Marcia Coyle | October 23, 2017
"J.D. came to the United States without legal documentation. That is not disputed. But the government cannot make a forced pregnancy the sanction for that action. J.D. retains her basic rights to personhood," Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her dissent. Here's a snapshot of the foundation of Millett's writing.
By Mary Alice Robbins | October 23, 2017
An advocate for a 17-year-old Central American girl who entered this country illegally said that by delaying an abortion for the girl, federal agencies…
By Cogan Schneier | October 20, 2017
The D.C. Circuit gave the Department of Health & Human Services until Oct. 31 to find a sponsor for the 17-year-old, in which case she would be free from HHS custody and allowed to get the abortion.
By John Council | Texas Lawyer | October 19, 2017
Former Fifth Court of Appeals Justice David Lewis, who resigned from the bench after his colleagues complained he became too mentally impaired to function…
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Texas Lawyer | October 12, 2017
The 1st Court of Appeals in Houston affirmed a final judgment in favor of Houston lawyer Ellen Yarrell in a defamation suit filed against her by a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.
By John Council | Texas Lawyer | October 12, 2017
Houston State District Court Judge Steven Kirkland has announced his candidacy for a seat on the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court, making him the…
By Marcia Coyle | National Law Journal | September 29, 2017
Here's a snapshot of a handful of pending FCA cases and a significant, but different type of whistleblower issue under the Dodd-Frank Act that the justices have already agreed to decide.
By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.
By Scott Graham | September 21, 2017
The decision interpreting the Supreme Court's TC Heartland ruling will be cheered by tech companies and make it harder for patent suits to stick in the Eastern District of Texas.
By John Council | September 14, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is refusing to let a plaintiff business slip out of an arbitration decision, rejecting its $40 million breach-of-contract claim against the makers of WD-40, the popular household lubricant packaged in blue and yellow aerosol cans.
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