A former assistant manager at a Courtyard by Marriott is suing a North Carolina hotel management company, alleging it discriminated against her after she requested leave to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
Edelman & Edelman PC’s former controller says the New York personal injury law firm illegally terminated him after he suffered a stroke and falsely accused him of embezzling money.
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The State Department must face a Black EEO specialist’s claim that discrimination drove her forced resignation from a leadership role in a race-focused employee affinity group, a DC federal judge ruled.
A former federal inmate suing the government after the US Probation Office failed to correct a presentence investigation report that mistakenly identified him as a double murderer won an appeal to revive one of his claims Wednesday.
A federal judge said Wednesday the Justice Department has “a real problem on the merits” defending its hollowing out of its “peacemakers” unit, meaning it could eventually be found to be an illegal closure of the civil rights-era agency without congressional approval.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy Inc. is suing the Defense Department, US Army, and several officials, seeking more than $1.8 million in damages and the retrieval of a Civil War memorial that once stood in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Florida Supreme Court has multiple pathways to maneuver around American Bar Association accreditation of the state’s law schools, a group appointed by the court said in a long-awaited report.
The Southern Education Foundation dropped its lawsuit against the US Department of Education after the agency reinstated the nonprofit’s funding, which it uses to address remaining impediments to equal access to education in the South.
Michigan Right to Life and other anti-abortion activists in the state are escalating their fight against a Michigan constitutional amendment that protects a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
President Trump’s administration has made transgender rights a central policy issue, restricting gender identity recognition, limiting access to gender-affirming care, and banning transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity.
Criminal case specialists, appointed by courts to aid judiciary-funded defense lawyers, are cutting costs and refusing assignments after four months of working without pay, prompting lawyers to request case delays.
Massive surprise offers by activist investors for competitor companies in 2025 reminded businesses seeking to protect themselves from hostile takeovers to look back at almost-forgotten defenses.
The debate over the accounting treatment of stablecoins matters not only to companies, accountants, and auditors, but also to investors, regulators, and markets. Clear financial reporting underpins investor confidence and financial stability by extension.
In an era of shrinking budgets and rising complexity, smart general counsel should rethink how they engage legal services. The solution is matching the right work to the right kind of firm.
Private credit funds should bolster their compliance programs, with a particular focus on valuation practices, conflict management frameworks, and underwriting standards.
Two Trump judicial picks are struggling to reach a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance their nominations to federal court seats in Mississippi, the panel’s chair said.
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