Twelve days ago, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order that would require the federal government to turn over additional documents connected to the decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, known as DACA – a Obama-administration program that allowed undocumented...
On December 20, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) held a live webcast to discuss the draft updates to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (“the Cybersecurity Framework”) and the Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (“the Roadmap”). Although the webcast...
The petition of the day is: Asboth v. Wisconsin 17-781 Disclosure: Vinson & Elkins LLP, whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case. Issue: Whether standardized criteria must guide police discretion to seize a vehicle without a warrant...
In the two decades since Washington, D.C., gave up control of its prisoners and its court system, which is also run by the federal government, the city has amassed reserves totaling more than $2.4 billion. As D.C.’s wealth has increased, so have calls from advocates...
A 22-year Fort Worth police veteran was fired because he wrongfully arrested a woman and used “unreasonable force” to take her into custody. Sgt. Kenneth Pierce had instructed a rookie officer to use a Taser on Dorshay Morris, 29, during the incident outside her apartment,...
Statistics don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole story of mesothelioma either. Mesothelioma is a terrifying diagnosis, and because of its rarity, new patients often have no idea who to turn to for advice and perspective. At The Mesothelioma Center, our mission is to raise...
Michael B. Kimberly is a partner at Mayer Brown LLP and co-director of the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic. He filed an amicus brief on behalf of constitutional law scholars in support of the unions in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, on which this...
Keith B. Daniels, Jr. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is scheduled to go into effect in May 2018. This directive has significant implications for any company that offers product or services to EU residents. In the following guest post, Keith B. Daniels, Jr.,...
Darrell Jones of Boston has steadfastly maintained his innocence of a murder that has kept him in prison for more than three decades. On Tuesday, on his third attempt, the 50-year-old man learned he would get a new trial, reports the New England Center for...
Virginia State Police Superintendent W. Steven Flaherty will retire after 14 years as one of the state’s top law enforcement officials, Gov.-elect Ralph Northam announced Tuesday, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Lt. Col. Gary Settle, a former sheriff who now oversees the state police Bureau of...