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Post date: Posted on: September 3, 2014

In the New York Times, Adam Liptak has a piece on the trend of Supreme Court opinions accepting and restating facts appearing in amicus briefing, some of which facts are later revealed to be erroneous or based on questionable studies: "Seeking Facts, Justices Settle for What Briefs Tell Them."  This is a phenomenon that was heavily criticized by Justice Scalia in his dissent in Sykes v. United States, No. 09-11311 (2011):

Tags: Appeals, Courts, Evidence, Legal History, Legal Industry, Legal Theory, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: April 22, 2014

At the Volokh Conspiracy, David Post has commentary and analysis of ABC v.

Tags: Administrative Law, Appeals, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property
Post date: Posted on: February 12, 2014

Harvard Law School's Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation has published a revised version of "Top Ten 2013 Delaware Corporate and Commercial De

Tags: Appeals, Comparative Law, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Opinions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Securities
Post date: Posted on: January 30, 2014

Eugene Volokh reports on a recent decision that addressed the propriety of a judge presiding over a case in which one of the attorneys is his or her Facebook "friend."

Tags: Appeals, Courts, Legal Ethics, Social Media, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: November 6, 2013

After concluding that neither party had presented a reasonable valuation alternative method, the Court of Chancery used the merger price to determine “fair value” in a recent statutory appraisal proceeding where the sales process leading up to the merger had been judicially challenged, reviewed a

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Appeals, Commercial Litigation, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Post date: Posted on: September 11, 2013

Chief Justice Myron Steele of the Delaware Supreme Court has announced his retirement, effective November 30.

Tags: Appeals, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Legal Theory, Legislation

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