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A group of appellate attorneys assessed the Supreme Court’s 2022 term rulings and the impact on society during a discussion hosted by the George Mason Law School. Rulings discussed included …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument for Frank v. Gaos, concerning the distribution of the monetary awards from class action settlements. Attorney Theodore Frank, the plaintiff, argued the …

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the implications of the Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair regarding online sales taxes. The court ruled that states ca…

Legal scholars talked about the issues in question in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, on which the U.S. Supreme Court was to hear oral argument January 11, 2016. The labor rel…

Legal scholars and news correspondents reviewed some of the cases decided in the the 2014-2015 Supreme Court term. Among the decisions they discussed were health insurance subsidies in the A…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, docket number 13-1499. The case involved campaign finance regulations in judicial races and whether the First Amendmen…

Constitutional law professors and attorneys talked about the cases on the Supreme Court docket for the 2013-14 term. Issues included affirmative action, presidential recess powers, campaign …

Attorneys Andrew Pincus and Ilya Somin previewed the Supreme Court oral argument on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law. They outlined the legal principles the Court will exami…

Witnesses testified on President Obama’s recent recess appointments of Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and four commissioners to the National L…

Witnesses testified about the proposed work and structure of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) created as part of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. They talked abou…

Witnesses testified about several recent Supreme Court corporate rulings involving class-action lawsuits or matters involving corporate law. Among the topics addressed was the Wal-Mart class…

Witnesses testified about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB), which was created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. Elizabeth Warren was accused by House Republica…

Current and former attorneys general talked about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, its inclusion of enhanced enforcement powers for the state attorneys general,…

Legal experts representing both progressive and conservative perspectives talked about the Supreme Court’s most noteworthy decisions during the previous term and identified emerging trends. …

Panelists talked about the 2003-2004 Supreme Court term, in particular cases dealing with First Amendment rights, free enterprise, and separation of powers. Former Independent Counsel Kennet…

Participants discussed the current results of the 2000 census. They talked about the expected errors that occur because of the uncounted as well as multiple counted households. Director Prew…

At their final meeting the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce debated and voted on several recommendations for whether and how to regulate and tax electronic commerce.

In the final meeting of the commission, participants voted on recommendations they would make to Congress on whether and how to regulate and tax electronic commerce. Among the issues they ad…

The commission heard testimony from elected officials and others about the impact of Internet sales tax proposals on local governments.

Commission members heard testimony about potential taxation of electronic commerce. They began by discussing various mechanisms and implications for taxation of international Internet trade,…