This week, we begin our trip through the Supreme Court's criminal docket.

On April 4, 2017, the Seventh Circuit, sitting en banc, held that an employer's sexual orientation discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Brady v. Klentzman has been characterized as a "win" for the media after a "tough week" but its practical import appears to further expose the media to defamation lawsuits...

Depending on the source, between one half to two-thirds of adults in the United States take a dietary supplement of some kind every day.

Between news reports featuring Russian-gate scandals, Syrian missile attacks and challenges to North Korea, one important news item went oddly underreported. That is the story about a loss of our privacy and security by the new Congress. Between news reports featuring Russian-gate scandals, Syrian missile attacks and challenges to North Korea, one important news item went oddly underreported. That is the story about a loss of our privacy and security by the new Congress.

Earlier this week, we began analyzing the Illinois Supreme Court's experience with automatic death penalty appeals.

Consent to a background check seems to be a part of any employment application these days, whether the job sought is with a large corporation or the corner deli.

As numerous retailers know firsthand, website accessibility has become a hotbed for litigation in recent years.

Conflict is brewing among the United States Courts of Appeals as to when a musical artist's use of a sample from another artist's musical work is non-infringing.

Hundreds of internet firms are now competing to develop the best internet job placement system for job seekers.

Last week, we reviewed the Court's experience with certified questions from the Seventh Circuit. This week, we begin our look at a different question: the Court's history with recusals.

The increasing popularity of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT's), in the late 1990's-early 2000's, was heralded as a major step forwards for the protection of international trade.

Fashion designers around the nation are likely cheering after reading the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Varsity Brands, Inc. v. Star Athletica LLC.

This week, we're reviewing the Court's majority opinions.

In 2005, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code to address privacy concerns in connection with sales of customer data in bankruptcy cases.

New York and Colorado have continued to take the lead in cybersecurity requirements for regulated financial institutions.

Big Law is no stranger to providing advice on pay equity or defending pay equity lawsuits.

I thought we'd do a first today: comparing the two Supreme Courts we study in the same post.

San Francisco partner Hilary Rowen's article, "Getting Highly Automated Vehicles on the Road," was published in the October 16, 2017, issue of Insurance Journal. In the article, Rowen, who advises clients on insurance regulatory compliance issues and is skilled in legal issues regarding self-driving vehicles, discusses recent government guidelines and bills passed and currently pending before Congress that affect the manufacturing, testing and insuring of self-driving vehicles.

Yesterday, we began reviewing the data on majority opinions in death penalty cases from 1990 through the Court's last death penalty appeal in 2010.