California Bill Would Force Insurers to Pay Full Coverage Without Requiring Itemization
A proposed new law would release homeowners from the onerous process of listing every object lost in a destroyed home.
Downfall of a ‘Fall-Down’ Statute: The ‘Deconstruction’ of Labor Law §240(1) Under ‘O'Brien v. Port Authority’
In his commentary, Matthew Siegel’s examines elements of Labor Law §240(1)—the “Scaffold Law,”­ which he believes many in the ...
What are the legalities around hate speech and free speech?
Fighting words are not protected speech. The test for whether hate speech is protected or not comes from a 1969 court case, Brandenburg v. Ohio, which stemmed from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Cincinnati.
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The Strategy Behind Trump’s Defiance of the Law
His violations follow an old playbook—trigger lawsuits, giving the Supreme Court a chance to declare statutes ...
Will the Supreme Court Preserve the Rule of Law? Chief Justice Roberts May Have the Answer
A lawyer argues that the Supreme Court must stand up to the Trump Administration and preserve the rule of law.
NJ Attorney General is pushing back on Trump through multiple lawsuits. See which ones
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and a coalition of attorneys general are fighting multiple parts of the Trump ...