In its first major opinion on the scope of American Indian tribes’ sovereign powers in decades, the Supreme court held on Tuesday in United States v. Cooley that tribal governments — and thus their ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to use its inherent power to award deterrence sanctions for filing a nuisance patent infringement lawsuit. PS ...
(Reuters) - In its 1991 decision in Chambers v. NASCO, the U.S. Supreme Court gave federal trial judges a lot of leeway to police the integrity of their dockets. The case involved a Louisiana ...
Dustin Benham (Texas Tech) has posted Beyond Congress's Reach: Constitutional Aspects of Inherent Power to SSRN. Congress believes it has plenary authority to limit the inherent power of federal ...
Parties should think twice before posting potential evidence on social media, as the Plaintiff in Guarisco v. Boh Brothers Construction learned recently. The Eastern District of Louisiana imposed ...
While it has been long recognized that bankruptcy courts have the power to sanction attorneys and litigants pursuant to Rule 9011 of the Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure (a rule that is almost identical ...
Traditionally, there have been three methods by which Congress can attempt to enforce a Congressional subpoena when a recalcitrant witness refuses to appear or to produce requested documents. Two of ...
Last week, Judge Starr (NDTX) ruled that the federal government lacks a general "police power" to "take" bump stocks without providing "just compensation." He gave the defendants another opportunity ...
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