by Kris Satkunas As more and more companies invest in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, it’s important for legal departments to carefully manage their initiatives that support DEI, and to monitor law firm diversity and the DEI initiatives...
Sierra Club v. Peterson United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit February 16, 1983, Argued ; September 13, 1983, No. 82-1695 Opinion [*1410] MACKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge: In proceedings in the district court, the Sierra Club challenged...
Petitioner Calvin Smith was indicted for crimes connected to his role in an organization that distributed cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana in Washington, D. C., for about a decade. The 158-count indictment charged Smith and 16 alleged co-conspirators...
Williamson County Reg'l Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank Supreme Court of the United States February 19, 1985, Argued ; June 28, 1985, Decided No. 84-4 Opinion [*175] [***131] [**3110] JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent...
Pursuant to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C.S. §§ 2451-2461, Congress authorized the transfer of two major airports from the federal government to petitioner airport authority but conditioned the transfer on the creation of...
Plaintiffs, landowners, brought suit alleging that defendants' withdrawal of underground waters from wells on defendants' lands caused severe subsidence of plaintiffs' lands. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendants. The appeals court...
Plaintiff Newton Cantwell and his sons, who were all members of Jehova’s Witness, were selling religious materials door-to door and approaching people on the street. However, two pedestrians reacted angrily upon hearing their protestations. Cantwell and his...
Petitioner, a stockholder in Hilton Hotels Corporation, brought an action on behalf of herself and other stockholders charging the corporation's officers and directors with fraud. The complaint was signed by petitioner's counsel in compliance with Rule...
Defendants shot at a person, missed him, and killed another person instead. The trial judge gave the jury a transferred intent instruction, Cal. Jury Instructions - Criminal No. 8.65. The jury convicted defendants of second degree murder of the unintended victim...
Forty-one actions were brought against defendant ships by plaintiffs state, shipping interests, marina operators, and others following a collision between defendants that resulted in the spill of 12 tons of PCP into the Mississippi River Gulf outlet. The outlet...
Read a comprehensive overview of film financing written by Mark Litwak, preeminent entertainment attorney and author of six books on the law and business of film and television. Read now » Related Content Motion Picture Production Agreements and Documents...
Following last week’s introduction of our new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation Tracker comes its timely counterpart. Our new AI Legislation State Law Survey covers enacted state and notable local legislation spanning numerous AI-related topics/industries...
The defendant was charged with assault and reckless conduct, claiming he acted in self-defense. He claimed he felt scared and threatened by two men who threatened him. He used a baseball bat to chase and hit the victim, hitting his wrist, swinging the bat, and...
United States v. Townley United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit January 10, 2007, Filed No. 05-8066 Opinion [*1270] McKAY , Circuit Judge. Appellant Rodney Joe Townley appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more...
Patterson v. Walgreen Co. Supreme Court of the United States February 24, 2020, Decided No. 18-349. Opinion [*685] [**230] Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied. Concur by: ALITO Concur Justice...
Michael Found. v. Urantia Found. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit March 11, 2003, Filed No. 01-6347 and 01-6348 Opinion [*540] ORDER AND JUDGMENT 2 [**3] Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, ALDISERT, 3 and McWILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges...
Caluori v. One World Techs., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit February 18, 2014, Decided 2012-1623 Opinion [*995] JUDGMENT This Cause having been heard and considered, it is Ordered and Adjudged : Per Curiam ( Prost, Reyna , and Chen...
Baehr v. Creig Northrop Team, P.C. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit January 29, 2020, Argued; March 13, 2020, Decided No. 19-1024 Opinion [*247] KING, Circuit Judge: This appeal arises from a purported kickback scheme orchestrated by the...
Petitioner inmate was charged with killing five people during an armed robbery. At trial, a witness identified the inmate as the first gunman to come through the door. No other witnesses and no physical evidence implicated the inmate in the crime. After being convicted...
For most high-impact businesses, equity incentive programs for employees are a central component of the total compensation plan. Giving employees a piece of the upside builds esprit de corps and compensates for some of the risk employees take when they sign on...
Pavement Coatings Tech. Council v. United States Geological Survey United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit December 14, 2020, Argued; May 7, 2021, Decided No. 20-5035 Opinion [*1017] Wilkins , Circuit Judge : The U.S. Geological Survey...
Council on Am. Islamic Rels. v. Ballenger United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit March 17, 2006, Argued ; April 11, 2006, Decided No. 05-5161 Opinion [**316] [*661] PER CURIAM : In this defamation action, we consider whether a congressman...
Deputy v. Du Pont Supreme Court of the United States December 12, 1939, Argued ; January 8, 1940, Decided No. 151 Opinion [*489] [**364] [***419] MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents the question of whether respondent...
Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. Dow Chem. Corp. (In re Dow Corning Corp.) United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 27, 2005, Argued ; July 26, 2006, Decided ; July 26, 2006, Filed File Name: 06a0260p.06 Nos. 04-1608/1643/1720/1721/1722...