Humane Society of the United States v. USDA
D.C. Circuit Holds Rules Are Final when Made Available for Public Inspection.
Recent Things
These student-written pieces comment on any recent legal development — hence “Recent Things” — including decisions by courts other than the U.S. Supreme Court, statutes, regulations, books, or any similar contribution to legal practice or scholarship. These comments are typically eight pages and are usually written by second-year students.
Cal. Lab. Code §§ 96, 1470–1473 (West 2020 & Supp. 2023)
California Law Creates Council to Set Minimum Work Standards for Fast-Food Industry.
Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff
Ninth Circuit Finds First Amendment Violation in School District Officials' Blocking of Parents on Social Media.
Vol. 136 No. 5
United States v. Goliday
Seventh Circuit Applies Buyer-Seller Exception to Guilty Pleas by Drug Dealers.
Vol. 136 No. 5
Ziccarelli v. Dart
Seventh Circuit Entrenches Conduct Categories for FMLA Interference Claims.
Vol. 136 No. 5
Recent Case: Laufer v. Naranda Hotels, LLC
Did tester standing survive the Supreme Court's curtailment of standing in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (2021)? The Fourth Circuit recently held that it did, joining two other appellate courts and worsening an existent circuit split.
Mayor of Baltimore v. BP P.L.C.
Fourth Circuit Declines to Apply Federal Common Law for Municipal Climate Change Lawsuit.
Vol. 136 No. 4
Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., ex rel. Happy v. Breheny
New York Court of Appeals Rejects Extending Writ of Habeas Corpus to Elephant.
Vol. 136 No. 4
Shakman v. Pritzker
Seventh Circuit Holds Governor Satisfied Requirements of Fifty-Year-Old Consent Decree.
Vol. 136 No. 4
In re GGP, Inc. Stockholder Litigation
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal for Shareholders Seeking Appraisal in Merger with Preclosing Dividend.
Vol. 136 No. 4