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How William Howard Taft transformed from a portly president to a svelte chief justice
Source: scotusblog.comSummaryAs summer comes to a close, I thought SCOTUSblog readers might appreciate a brief escape from the day’s dreary headlines to something a bit different: the little-known physical transformation of President and later Chief Justice William...
US, Japanese medics practice overcoming language barriers in a disaster
About 40 U.S. service members joined more than 1,000 Japanese doctors, firefighters and other emergency responders for a large-scale disaster drill at Kanagawa Prefectural Disaster Prevention Center southwest of Tokyo.
South Korea’s proposed $53.5 billion defense budget prioritizes taking wartime command from US
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense is seeking about $53.5 billion for defense next year, including increased spending to prepare its military to take wartime operational control from the United States.
Trump nominates combat veteran Cao as Navy secretary
A retired Navy captain and combat veteran who served 25 years in uniform, Hung Cao has led the Navy and Marine Corps since John Phelan unexpectedly left the post in April.
“Pilot Trials” – the Latest Atextual MDL Proposal
Some of us are on the mailing list of the Rabiej Litigation Law Center. Recently, we received an email entitled “Rare Mass-Tort MDL Consensus Among Opposing Counsel & Judges.” Since such a broad consensus is indeed “rare,” we...
Insurer Must Defend Additional Insured Who is Not Indemnitee Under Supplementary Payments Provision
The federal district court held that the insurer was obligated to defend the additional insured, rejecting the insurer’s argument that the additional insured was an indemnitee under the policy’s supplementary payments provision, negating the...
When Is an International MOU Binding?
I’ve been thinking a lot about international agreements and contracts these days. I’ve been writing about the Landor case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court found that guards at a Louisiana prison could not be held accountable under the Religious Land Use...
Your ERISA Watch – Week of September 2, 2026
Your ERISA Watch was short-handed this week, so while we have the full complement of case summaries, we are forgoing our highlighted case of the week.If you want a cheat sheet, the two most notable decisions (in your editor’s humble opinion) were (1) Central...
US, New Zealand plan port upgrade at former WWII base in Cook Islands
The United States and New Zealand have pledged a combined $60 million to upgrade a port on a former World War II-era military base in the Cook Islands, the three countries announced.