Last year, two former executives of Terra Telecommunication Corp. were convicted in federal district court in Florida of bribing employees of Haiti Teleco for the purpose of securing better calling rates and ensuring continued phone connection to Haiti.

The U.S. Supreme Court held that natural gas companies holding a Section 717f(e) certificate have the power to condemn state-owned land under the Natural Gas Act.

With the federal government shutdown finally over after five weeks, the long-term effects are likely to have a lingering impact on regulatory ...

In a recent case, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that state law requires those seeking access to public e-mail must provide the details of what type of e-mail they are seeking.

Government contractors, while performing work under their federal contracts, may enjoy a form of "derivative sovereign immunity" from private litigation provided certain prerequisites are met.

In separate reports, the Congressional Research Service provided an overview of (i) intellectual property rights and international trade and (ii) copyright and state sovereign immunity.

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) along with Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), David Perdue (R-Georgia) introduced...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 9-0 that a 1990 law intended to provide a means of redress against States that commit copyright infringement is unconstitutional as written...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that North Carolina, and other states in the U.S., are generally immune from copyright infringement suits that seek compensatory damages unless Congress enacts appropriate legislation.

On March 7, 2016, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals joined its sibling circuits by affirming a ruling from the Southern District of Ohio...

An Auburn University student claims he did not get what he bargained for in being relegated to distance learning instead of having an in-person educational experience.

The past several years have seen a slew of high-profile excessive force cases against law enforcement officers, often highlighted by cell phone video.

Still Waiting for that Budget. With just over a week to go on the current continuing resolution, we once again find ourselves waiting to see ...

On Sept. 19, 2023, the Virginia Court of Appeals held in Fogleman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, that the General Assembly has not waived sovereign immunity under the Virginia Human Rights Act...

On August 24, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the plain text of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) operates as a waiver of sovereign immunity, widening...

In State v. United States, North Carolina sued to collect a punitive civil penalty assessed against the Marine Corps under the Clean Air Act for state air permit violations.

The CFTC declined to authorize compliance with a subpoena for documents issued by an OCC administrative law judge ("ALJ") after a finding that the subpoena was invalid and otherwise objectionable.

Because the FCRA has a detailed remedial scheme, only its own text can determine whether the damages liability extends to the Federal Government.

The Supreme Court recently confirmed in a unanimous decision the requirements for personal jurisdiction over foreign states when parties seek to confirm international arbitration awards, but important questions remain.

A US federal district court in California decided that Facebooks lawsuit alleging that NSO Group technology was used to spy on thousands of WhatsApp users may proceed following NSOs motion to dismiss.