WASHINGTON – According to employment defense lawyers, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have unintended consequences for workplace bias investigations.

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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court contemplated whether arbitrators may compel class arbitration when the arbitration contract is silent on the issue.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether a statute criminalizing “honest services fraud” is unconstitutionally vague, and if not, just what prosecutors must prove to convict on this ground.

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WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee blasted a Supreme Court ruling establishing a tougher pleading standard for plaintiffs in federal courts, calling it one of many decisions by the Court that erodes plaintiffs’ rights.

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WASHINGTON – Can a student loan be discharged in bankruptcy without a finding of undue hardship? That is what the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide after hearing oral arguments in the case United Student Aid Fund v. Espinosa ...

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could clarify the limits on what bankruptcy attorneys can advertise and what advice they can give their clients.

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WASHINGTON – House lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would reverse two recent Supreme Court rulings and restore the “notice pleading” standard for federal civil actions.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that will help clarify just what conduct by criminal prosecutors is shielded from civil liability.

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The Solicitor General has filed an invitation brief with the Supreme Court in support of the cert petition in a case that asks what “projected disposable income” means in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case.

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WASHINGTON – House lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday on the impact on the judicial system of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that toughened federal civil pleading standards.

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