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On Feb. 17, the 9th Circuit haded down its long-awaited opinion in Sarver v. Chartier, which included both procedural a...

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On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, concerning laws enacted in Texas req...

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Chinese lawmakers recently enacted the Counter-Terrorism Law of the People's Republic of China, which took effect Jan. 1.

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The Supreme Court issued a rare ruling in Amgen Inc. v. Harris, reversing without full briefing or oral argument a 9th ...

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It appears that Obama's game plan may be relegated to nominating a candidate that Senate Republicans could not block without r...

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In December, proposed amendments to the FRCP took effect, introducing measures aimed at making discovery practice more efficie...

As objections are often required to preserve future rights, being well-versed in the current laws governing them is an imperat...

Earlier this month, the Obama administration suffered the most profound environmental of setback of the president's two terms ...

33-months is how long it took the 9th Circuit to decide that Army Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver does not have a viable publicity rig...