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How the Ku Klux Klan Act Gave Washington New Enforcement Powers

How the Ku Klux Klan Act Gave Washington New Enforcement Powers

The Ku Klux Klan Act, formally known as "An Act to enforce the Provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and...

How a 1974 Supreme Court Dismissal Set the Stage for Bakke

How a 1974 Supreme Court Dismissal Set the Stage for Bakke

The landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision in *Regents of the University of California v. Bakke* did not emerge in a vacuum. It was preceded by a com...

How a Tax Decision in 1940 Helped Create a Civil Rights Institution

How a Tax Decision in 1940 Helped Create a Civil Rights Institution

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., often referred to as the NAACP LDF or simply LDF, stands as a prominent American civil rights o...

Students Create Courthouse Exhibit on Landmark Civil Rights Case in Memphis

Students Create Courthouse Exhibit on Landmark Civil Rights Case in Memphis

High school students from the Memphis and Jackson areas have developed a five-panel exhibit focusing on the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case, Watson v. City of Memphis. This case was instrumental in desegregating public parks and recreational facilities. The exhibit, which opened on October 8 at the Odell Horton Federal Building in Memphis, details the case's historical background, its progression through the federal court system, and the judiciary's role in upholding constitutional rights. The project is part of the Supreme Court Historical Society’s “The Supreme Court and My Hometown” program. Students involved in the creation of the exhibit spent five days engaging with judges, professors, and legal professionals, observing court proceedings, and studying how Memphis residents utilized the courts to challenge segregation. The exhibit is currently housed in the courthouse’s jury assembly room.

Latham Watkins Seeks Litigation Services Supervising Attorney in Texas

Latham Watkins Seeks Litigation Services Supervising Attorney in Texas

Latham Watkins Seeks Litigation Services Supervising Attorney in Texas

Texas Attorney General's Office Initiates Investigation into American Bar Association's Accreditation Practices

Texas Attorney General's Office Initiates Investigation into American Bar Association's Accreditation Practices

The Texas Office of the Attorney General has launched an investigation into the American Bar Association (ABA) on September 30. The probe aims to determine if the ABA's accreditation requirements for law schools have unlawfully restricted competition or inflated the cost of legal education. The Attorney General's office alleges that the ABA has used its authority to increase faculty salaries, impose expensive accreditation standards, and exclude institutions that challenge its views. Furthermore, the investigation will look into claims that the ABA has enforced 'unconstitutional racial and gender preference requirements' in the admission and hiring processes of its accredited law schools. This action follows the Texas Supreme Court's decision in January to remove the requirement for aspiring lawyers in Texas to attend an ABA-accredited law school before taking the state bar exam. UT Law, a school accredited by the ABA, stated through its executive director of marketing and communications, Christopher Rober...

Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of lung surgery

Pope Leo to be hospitalised on Tuesday ahead of lung surgery

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will go into hospital on Tuesday for surgery to remove a small growth found on one of his lungs, the Vatican said, as the pontiff kept up a busy schedule on Monday, holding seven previously planned meetings in the morning.

Kirkland Ellis Seeks Capital Markets Knowledge Management Attorney to Integrate AI

Kirkland Ellis Seeks Capital Markets Knowledge Management Attorney to Integrate AI

Kirkland Ellis Seeks Capital Markets Knowledge Management Attorney to Integrate AI

Those who stand still on the Las Vegas Strip can be hit with $1,000 fine

Those who stand still on the Las Vegas Strip can be hit with $1,000 fine

A federal judge has just upheld a controversial 2024 law against "stop and stand."

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Maine Lobstermen's Defamation Lawsuit Against Monterey Bay Aquarium

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Maine Lobstermen's Defamation Lawsuit Against Monterey Bay Aquarium

A federal appeals court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Maine lobstermen and industry groups against the California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium. The lawsuit, initiated three years ago, stemmed from the aquarium's Seafood Watch program removing sustainability certifications for U.S. and Canadian lobster fisheries and advising consumers against purchasing lobster. The aquarium justified its stance by citing the fishery's perceived threat to the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. The plaintiffs, including Bean Maine Lobster, Inc., the Maine Lobstermen's Association, and the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, argued that the aquarium's statements were defamatory and caused them economic harm. However, the appeals court disagreed with a lower court's interpretation of the group defamation rule, concluding that the Maine lobstermen could not demonstrate harm to their individual businesses. The court has directed the case to be returned to a lower court for dismissal.

U.S. Court Upholds $3.39 Million Verdict Against Company for Racial Discrimination in Hiring

U.S. Court Upholds $3.39 Million Verdict Against Company for Racial Discrimination in Hiring

U.S. Court Upholds $3.39 Million Verdict Against Company for Racial Discrimination in Hiring

Pirelli Invests $1 Billion in Georgia Smart Factory for Premium Tire Production

Pirelli Invests $1 Billion in Georgia Smart Factory for Premium Tire Production

Pirelli Invests $1 Billion in Georgia Smart Factory for Premium Tire Production