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Send, Serve, or Both

by Holly M. Polglase and Matthew E. Bown

The Supreme Court decides the meaning of Article 10(A) of the Hague Service Convention.

Good News for the Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax

by Mariano Roca López

Changes made by the Spanish Supreme Court could mean enhanced tax benefits to citizens.

Mr. Hall Goes to Washington

by Justin Smulison

Andrew C. Hall, America’s top terrorism litigator, returns to the Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. servicemen, eyes TRIA legislation

Presumption of Parentage

by Lauren Marciano

Family law lawyer Lauren Marciano discusses a pending landmark Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma that will impact LGBTQIA+ couples seeking assisted reproduction.

WATCH: A Landmark Win for LGBTQ Rights

by Best Lawyers

Two top employment attorneys join the CEO of Best Lawyers to discuss the landmark Supreme Court ruling protecting gay and transgender employees.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes Joe Biden’s Nominee for Vacant SCOTUS Seat

by Gregory Sirico

President Joe Biden has nominated former lawyer Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court of the United States.

Biden’s History-Making SCOTUS Nominees

by Gregory Sirico

The promise of the first Black female Supreme Court Justice in history is on the verge of reality as the top three candidates for the most recent vacant seat are announced.

Funds and Fiduciaries

by Scott Burnett Smith

Early in 2022, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in a key case dealing with pension funds’ obligations to their participants. The decision established two guardrails that govern how fund managers do their job.

Victory for The Slants and Redskins

by Carol Steinour Young and Emily Hart

On June 19, 2017, the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of whether an offensive name—in this case, an Asian-American rock band called “The Slants”—can properly be registered as a trademark.

The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions

by Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano

In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).

Decisions, Decisions

by Boris Bershteyn

Leading cases on the Supreme Court’s 2018 business docket.

Patent (Win) Pending

by Morgan Chu and Rebecca Carson

In every court proceeding, patent litigation included, there will be a winner and a loser. Everyone wants to win, but half lose. Why?

Restrictive Covenants in Michigan: A Cent, a Peppercorn, or Continued At-Will Employment

by Martin C. Brook

The Michigan Supreme Court, in a 2002 case, has commented that a “cent or a pepper corn, in legal estimation, would constitute a valuable consideration.” Essentially, this means that courts refrain from evaluating the quality of the deal, i.e., whether it was good or bad for one party.

Justice Gorsuch’s Strange Detour in Alien Tort Statute Case

by Motley Rice

Justice Neil Gorsuch wasn’t a member of the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2004, when the justices ruled in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (124 S.Ct. 2739) that in certain limited circumstances, foreign nationals can use a 1789 law, the Alien Tort Statute, to sue in U.S. courts for violations of the law of nations.

Biometric Privacy: It’s Not Just an Illinois Issue

by Molly K. McGinley and Kenn Brotman

How BIPA Litigation May Impact Companies Outside of Illinois

Destiny Fulfilled

by Sara Collin

Was Angela Reddock-Wright destined to become a lawyer? It sure seems that way. Yet her path was circuitous. This accomplished employment attorney, turned mediator, arbitrator and ADR specialist nonpareil discusses her career, the role of attorneys in society, the new world of post-pandemic work and why new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson represents the future.