"Wrong-house" raids by law enforcement can cause terror and physical injury, significant property damage, and potentially innocent civilian deaths. Suits for damages almost always follow....more
6/27/2025
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Appeals ,
Damages ,
Dawn Raids ,
Discretionary Functions ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
False Arrest ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Law Enforcement ,
Martin v United States ,
Raids ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Tort Claims Act ,
Vacated
When is a final judgment not final? In an opinion by Justice Thomas unanimously reversing the Second Circuit, the Supreme Court reaffirmed on June 5 that the bar for reopening a final judgment under the catchall provision in...more
The First Circuit, in a closely watched securities case, reversed a $93 million summary judgment ruling for the Securities and Exchange Commission this April. ...more
5/1/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Materiality ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Reversal ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Summary Judgment
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research (consolidated with SHLB Coalition v. Consumers’ Research), a case about the role of executive administrative...more
On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter are the latest in a series of executive actions that will...more
3/20/2025
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Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Political Parties ,
Precedential Opinion ,
SCOTUS ,
Termination ,
Trump Administration