The petition of the day is: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras v. Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited 17-664 Issues: (1) Whether the legal standard to invoke Basic Inc. v. Levinson‘s presumption of reliance at minimum requires empirical evidence that a security generally reacted in a directionally appropriate manner to...
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall has demoted several high-ranking officials, including two popular chiefs who were finalists this year for the job she now holds, the Dallas Morning News reports. The chief’s decision to pare down her leadership staff is an about-face from Chief...
There are all sorts of reasons why women who report sexual misconduct, from unwanted advances by their bosses to groping or forced sex acts, are not believed, and with a steady drumbeat of new reports making headlines, the nation is hearing a lot of them....
How do you continue to build relationships with referral sources when you are always crunched for time? Just like anything else that matters, you have to carve some time out for the things that are meaningful to you — and few things are more meaningful...
Massachusetts prosecutors will dismiss more than 6,000 convictions tied to a former chemist who authorities say was high almost every day she worked at a state drug lab for eight years, reports the Associated Press. The move comes months after the American Civil Liberties Union...
This afternoon the Supreme Court issued an initial order list from today’s conference. The justices added one new case to their merits docket for the term: Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. SolarCity Corp., in which they will decide a technical but...
After a conviction and multiple arrests stemming from sexual misconduct cases at a Texas lockup for minors, juvenile justice reform advocates are calling for the state to close all state-run secure facilities for youths, reports the Texas Tribune. On Thursday, advocates from reform groups asked...
Oyez has posted audio and transcripts from this week’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The court heard argument this week in: Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund Digital Realty Trust, Inc....
An Indianapolis police officer is accused of deleting messages on the cellphone of an 18-year-old woman who had just committed suicide — messages he had sent her earlier that day regarding their relationship that began through a youth policing program, the Indianapolis Star reports. Officer...
An American citizen held in military custody in Iraq for 11 weeks refused to talk to FBI interrogators without a lawyer after he was warned of his Miranda rights to remain silent and have a lawyer present, the Justice Department told a federal judge on...