In 2011, Robert McCoy was tried on three counts of first-degree murder for the 2008 shooting deaths of Christine and Willie Young – the mother and stepfather of McCoy’s estranged wife, Yolanda – and ...

Under the Lanham Act, a plaintiff who prevails on a trademark infringement claim may be entitled to recover the “defendant’s profits” as damages. The Supreme Court in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry ...

This article was published in the October 2017 issue of AGC's ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter (Volume 3, Issue 5). It is reprinted here with permission. At its core, the FCA is designed to ...

A Black defendant has received a new trial in a Michigan court after a district judge, who is white, said that the defendant “looks like a criminal.” The Washington Post reported that in a 3-0 ...

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins discusses a recent case in which the Court of Appeals revisited the allocation of decision-making authority between defense counsel and a ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Someone is booked into jail for murder, and then released. Some people find this unfathomable. First, it’s not murder until there’s a conviction. Second, the Constitution ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Former President Donald Trump’s supporters clash with police as they attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Lev Radin via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on April ...

From People v. Guerra, decided today by New York's high court: We are asked once again to discard the rule recognized in People v. Rodawald (N.Y. 1904) and People v. Miller (N.Y. 1976) that ...