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House Armed Services Committee Poised to Ramp Up Oversight of Defense Contractors
The midterm elections are expected to usher in a new wave of congressional oversight, and the House Armed Services Committee seems poised to open significantly more investigations in the 120th Congress than it has in recent years. In a November 4, 2026,...
Florida Appellate Court Affirms Murder Conviction Despite Prosecutor Telling Jurors During Closing That “The Defendant is No Longer Presumed Innocent.”
It is well established that a criminal defendant is entitled to a presumption of innocence. Given this, a prosecutor of course cannot claim during closing argument that the defendant is no longer entitled to the presumption of innocence. And yet, that’s exactly...
Morning Docket: 11.06.26
* Bar examiner arrested, accused of routinely manipulating scores to take points from passing exams and give them to failing ones. [KARK] * Rep. Jamie Raskin confirms plans to dig into Biglaw cowardice. [The New Republic] * Harmeet Dhillon steps down, leaving the...
Judges Shouldn’t Avoid Difficult Decisions By Pushing For Settlements
Most litigators know that judges often encourage parties to settle disputes rather than continue litigating them. This makes sense in many circumstances. Settlements can save litigants money, conserve judicial resources, and provide parties with certainty that they...
ABA to honor 2027 Stonewall Award recipients for LGBTQ+ advancements in legal profession
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DOJ steps up its investigation into the Dobbs leak
This week, during the first half of the November argument session, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases and quickly declined a request from the Trump administration to intervene in a voting dispute in California. However, headlines about these developments...
Democrats won control of Congress. So what does that mean for the Supreme Court?
Democrats won big in Tuesday’s midterm elections, flipping at least 40 seats in the House and at least seven in the Senate. Come January, the Democratic Party will control both houses of Congress, which will allow it to set policymaking priorities and play a lead role...
The poisoned public rights doctrine and Sun Valley Orchards
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the court will hear argument in Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC. This case concerns the H-2A visa program for temporary alien immigrant workers. The issue is whether the Department of Labor’s Article II administrative law judges...
TPLF, ABS and Vertical Integration of Mass Torts Infrastructure
Last week we participated in a panel addressing judicial scrutiny and transparency in class action settlements. While our regular drug and device litigation is typically mass torts rather than class actions, a couple of the topics seemed blogworthy.One of our fellow...