Headlines • Case Western Dean Takes Leave, Citing Retaliation Suit • Appeals Court Reverses Sanction Against Public Defender • 'America's Sheriff' Appeals for Sentence Reduction • Justices Find No Easy Answers in Official-Prayer Case • Court Has No Happy Ending for Infamous Fabulist • GCs Sweat Implementation of Insurance Mandate • Chevron Witness Presents Fat Target • Abortion Ruling Fuels Debate • Wiley Rein Seeks $2M in Fees in Voting Rights Case • Federal Employees Sue for Damages Over Shutdown The announcement came nearly two weeks after longtime law professor Raymond Ku sued dean Lawrence Mitchell and Case Western, claiming that Mitchell retaliated against him for accusing Mitchell of sexually harassing staff members. Read More » A federal judge abused his discretion by sanctioning an assistant federal public defender over subpoena procedures, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled. Read More » The 5 1/2-year prison sentence imposed on former Orange County, Calif., Sheriff Mike Carona should be reduced because it was based on a theory of "honest services" fraud that the U.S. Supreme Court later invalidated, an attorney for Carona told a federal appeals court on Wednesday. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court has struggled for decades in deciding when government support for prayers goes too far. The justices' struggle continued Wednesday in a case involving prayers before meetings of a New York town board. Read More » Justices have little sympathy for disgraced journalist Stephen Glass in his bid for a bar license. Read More » Ideas being kicked around include reducing workers' hours and tying benefits to friendly jurisdictions. Read More » The star witness in Chevron Corp.'s mega tort counter trial has been Alberto Guerra, a former Ecuadorian judge now living in an unprecedented private witness protection program funded by Chevron. Read More » Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated provisions in the Texas law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges in nearby hospitals. An appeal to the lower court's ruling is pending. These two opinion pieces were written before the appeals court made its ruling. Read More » The lawyers who successfully challenged the Voting Rights Act before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year are seeking $2 million in legal fees from the federal government. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers and attorneys from Wiley Rein, who represented... Read More » A group of federal employees who worked without pay during the partial government shutdown last month are suing over alleged damages, claiming violations of federal labor law. The lawsuit accuses the government of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by... Read More » | 
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