Public Justice·Mar 28, 2024After 50 Years, ERISA Still Works. Platt v. Sodexo Shows Us Why.By Tabitha Woodruff, Access to Justice Strategic Outreach Attorney
David Raatz·Nov 18, 2017Collection agency’s “bold gambit” of buying a debtor’s lawsuit against itself fails under federal…By David Raatz
Knightmare·Oct 30, 2017The Dictatorship of the Activist JudiciaryAlthough they have an important role in the separation of powers, US Federal Courts are increasingly abrogating their role in favor of a…
David Raatz·Sep 13, 2017Court: In era of stigma and discrimination, undocumented immigrants have strong privacy interestsThe federal government’s right to not release names of former non-citizen detainees was affirmed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today.
David Raatz·Mar 9, 2017Pro bono advocates convince court gay man faced past persecution in MexicoThough Mexico’s national laws have increasingly promoted equality for sexual minorities, the country’s culture and local laws have been…
David Raatz·Mar 8, 2017Prosecutors must fulfill promises made to induce guilty pleaOver a sharp dissent, the full 9th Circuit today declined to reconsider the view that prosecutors have a constitutional obligation to…
David Raatz·Feb 21, 2017Court upholds Bureau of Reclamation’s authority to protect fish by managing water flowWhen a federal agency released Trinity River water from California’s Lewiston Dam in 2013 to help prevent a mass die-off of salmon in the…
Brad Rosen·Feb 11, 2017State of Washington AG played strong chess while Trump played checkersWhen I regularly attended national scholastic chess tournaments back a decade ago or so, I would often advise fellow Illinois chess parents…
Keith·Feb 9, 2017A Switch In Time and To Save Circuit Nine.Donald Trump is not the first President to be profoundly frustrated by the Federal judiciary. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, facing his own…
