MOHELA Can Do No Wrong? The Limits of Sovereign Immunity
Written by: Daniel Morgan MOHELA, one of the largest servicers of federal student loans in the country, has been mired in federal lawsuits over its bad streak of billing errors… Read more »
Category: Legal Pulse
18 U.S.C. § 219 and the Foreign Agents Registration Act: The Department of Justice’s Renewed Focus on Combating Foreign Influence
Written by: Garrison Funk On July 16, 2024, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was found guilty on 16 felony charges for his role in accepting bribes such as gold bars… Read more »
Defining “People:” The Future of Gun License Age Restrictions in the Wake of Wade v. Jacobson
Written by: Eliana Durham On July 16, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held Minnesota’s categorical ban on eighteen- through twenty-year-olds obtaining gun licenses… Read more »
The DOL’s Final Rule: Salary Increases and Court Challenges Ahead
Written by: Kimberly DeSario Javier In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) announced the raise of the minimum salary for white-collar workers to qualify as exempt employees…. Read more »
Tampering With Evidence: How The Supreme Court Held “Otherwise”
Written by: Katie Ann Daley The events that unfolded in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, shocked the nation. During the joint session of Congress, convened to certify the… Read more »
Narrow Holding in Moore v. United States Does Not Undermine Traditional Tax Principles
Written by: Nicholas Martelli On June 20, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided in favor of the United States in the case Moore v. United States, holding that it… Read more »
FITNESS FEUD: CAN A WORKOUT CLAIM COPYRIGHT PROTECTION? CALIFORNIA JUDGE SAYS NO.
Written by: Andrew M. Palmiere Fitness in America is having a moment. Specifically, within the younger demographic, Millennials and Gen Z-ers are helping to fuel new businesses and regimes… Read more »
National Rifle Association v. Vullo: A Unanimous Victory for Free Speech
Written by: Mark Valenti On May 30th, the Supreme Court issued one of its most highly anticipated free speech decisions in recent terms. In National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the… Read more »
The Mechanical Clerk? A Federal Judge’s “Modest Proposal” on AI
Written by: Daniel Grant Landscaping and TrampolinesIs an in-ground trampoline “landscaping”? Reasonable minds may differ. Some may think this is not a very important question, as was the case… Read more »
Credit Card Class Actions: The 2024 Settlements of Visa and Mastercard
Written by: Olivia S. Murphy On May 26th, just a few short months after their last settlement, credit card giants Visa and MasterCard agreed to pay $197 million to… Read more »