An Overview of Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Procedure Relating to the Expansion of Remote Trial Testimony
With the proliferation of remote proceedings that was borne out of the recent global pandemic, the advent of trials playing out on a screen—in real time—through videoconference technology, has brought ...
The Importance of Federal Rule of Evidence 502 and Its Impact on Privilege
Federal Rule of Evidence 502 governs the treatment of inadvertent disclosures of privileged attorney-client communications or ...
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Supreme Court to Decide Key Question of Whether Rule 23(b)(3) Class May Be Certified if Some Proposed Class Members Lack any Article III Injury
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304, to ...
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Modernizing Florida Litigation: The 2025 Civil Procedure Rule Overhaul
On January 1, 2025, major changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure took effect, transforming how civil cases are managed, litigated, ...
Federal worker unions sue to block Trump order rolling back civil service protections
The executive order creates a category of federal workers, previously known as "Schedule F," that would be easier to dismiss ...
Trump tells federal employees, ‘You’re fired!’ But wait — not so fast.
The federal civil service system is designed to ensure merit-based hiring and firing, and protects employees from arbitrary ...
NCLA Explains Federal Circuit May Not Lawfully Exclude Judge Newman from Hearing en Banc Case
The federal statute allowing courts to hear cases en banc unmistakably requires an en banc court to include all judges in “regular active service” who are not recused. The history and the purpose of ...