Drake argues the lower court created an "unprecedented" rule that rap diss tracks can never be actionable ...

We previously posted on Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(i), which is the rule governing the adoption of part or all of another’s brief. We initially looked at decisions addressing the burden on ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. September 17, 2021 - Baz Luhrmann's 1992 romantic comedy "Strictly Ballroom" features the tagline, "A life lived in fear . . ...

Governor Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard in support of the Memphis Safe Task Force is the subject of legal ...

The briefing of an ordinary appeal is a three-step process. The party that is taking the appeal, known as the appellant, gets to file its opening brief arguing why the decision under review should be ...

Now that many of us are still reeling in shock following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's recent announcement that it has adopted a 5 p.m. electronic filing deadline, even after ...

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It is basic, but critical, to persuade the court that the result you seek is the right result. The court has to feel good about ruling in favor of your client. As Judge Gurfein of the Second Circuit ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King’s public corruption saga isn’t over. In an appellate brief filed ...

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A newly filed appellate brief by Cook Children's argues that doctors and nurses caring for Tinslee Lewis should not be ignored. The hospital says the case of the infant who has lived her entire life ...