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US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Higher Standard of Proof for Overtime Exemptions Under FLSA
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court handed employers a win by confirming that exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) need only ...
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The Precendent: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Reaffirms Standard of Proof for Correcting Inventorship in BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC
In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the recent federal circuit decision in BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC. The United States Court of Appeals ...
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited ...
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Advocates push for changes to Georgia’s death penalty structure
Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.
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CAFC Reverses Dismissal of Patent Infringement Suit Against Groupon, Clarifying Collateral Estoppel Analysis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision today reversed the U.S. District Court ...
Advocates push for changes in Ga. death penalty structure
A new bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives would make it easier for attorneys to prove their client has an ...
Attorney Who Refused To Comply With Court Orders Gets Recommendation Of Disbarment By California Bar Court
Attorney Libman failed to comply with court orders compelling him to disclose information about his attorney fees and answer ...
New York’s top court hears arguments on sexual abuse lawsuit standards
Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his ...
CT juries can consider delays in reporting sex assaults in weighing credibility, Supreme Court rules
Juries in all sexual assault trials can consider delays in reporting sexual assaults in weighing credibility, Connecticut ...
Paramount Settlement With Trump Would Set ‘Dangerous Precedent,’ But Likely Wouldn’t Draw Bribery Charge, Experts Say
Most legal observers regard President Trump’s lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris as frivolous. Nevertheless, parent company Paramount Global has been angling to ...
Public Opinion and Due Process
Sir William Blackstone famously said that it is "better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer." The ...
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Ndps Landmark Judgments In Favour Of A Person Accused Under The Ndps Act And Narcotics Laws In Different Countries Of The World!
KEY TAKEAWAYS Landmark judgments (E. Micheal Raj, Toofan Singh, S. Mohan) have redefined NDPS defences by emphasizing ...