Recent Updates
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Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
Bankruptcy Law 04/23/2020On the evening before he was to argue a case before the Supreme Court years ago, Jeffrey Fisher broke his glasses. That left the very nearsighted lawyer with an unappealing choice. He could wear contacts and clearly see the justices but not his notes...
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UK parents lose court appeal to keep baby on life support
Bankruptcy Law 02/11/2020The parents of a baby declared brain dead by doctors have lost the latest round of a legal battle in Britain’s courts to keep him on life support.Britain’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected an attempt by Karwan Ali and Shokhan Namiq to o...
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World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court
Bankruptcy Law 12/01/2019Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organization and instead facing what critics call “the law of the jungle.’’The United States,...
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As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
Bankruptcy Law 11/24/2019President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also ample push-back from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit in courtrooms just blocks from the Capitol and in New York City have repudiat...
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Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over
Bankruptcy Law 11/03/2019President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to New York prosecutors by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, leaving the last word to the Supreme CourtThe decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
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Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall
Bankruptcy Law 07/25/2019The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.The court’s five conservative justices gave the administration the green light on Friday ...
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South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma in court for corruption
Bankruptcy Law 05/20/2019Former South African president Jacob Zuma is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.Zuma, 77, appeared at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province Monday on charges of receiving bribes whe...
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Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA
Bankruptcy Law 05/16/2019A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circ...
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Wisconsin court says gun site not liable in spa shooting
Bankruptcy Law 04/27/2019The state Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a firearms website that enabled a man to illegally purchase the pistol he used in a mass shooting at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago is liable in the killings, ruling that federal la...
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DC-area sniper shootings case to have Supreme Court hearing
Bankruptcy Law 03/18/2019The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia’s plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region in 2002.The justices said they...
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Toys R Us files for Chapter 11 reorganization
Bankruptcy Law 09/22/2017Toys R Us, the pioneering big box toy retailer, has announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while continuing with normal business operations.A statement by the Wayne, New Jersey-based company late Monday says it voluntarily is see...
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Court filing: Marsh seeks OK to sell 26 grocery stores
Bankruptcy Law 07/29/2017A bankruptcy court document says two Ohio-based grocery chains have agreed to buy 26 of Marsh Supermarkets' 44 remaining stores for a total of $24 million.The court filing posted Tuesday says Fishers-based Marsh is seeking court approval to sell 11 s...