Legal Archive

by Charles W. Prueter The Supreme Court soon may take up an important case focusing on the balance of power in the NBA. No, it is not a challenge to the monopoly that the Golden State Warriors currently have on talent and championships in ...Read More

A recent state Supreme Court ruling could potentially spell disaster for real estate lending in Alabama. In late September, the Court ruled that a future-advance mortgage does not create a mortgage lien until some indebtedness is incurred under the mortgage, rather than when the ...Read More

Question: For the Reg. DD – “indoor signs” exception in Section 1030.8(e)(2), I see that indoor signs are exempt from: permissible rates, when additional disclosures are required, bonuses, and certain media exemptions. My question is whether “when additional disclosures are required” includes, for example, an ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter In the last installment of the Update, I wrote about then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s commitment to textualism and the separation of powers. Suffice to say, nobody has thought much about any legal doctrines or methods over the month since. Nevertheless, here ...Read More

by Elena A. Lovoy The summer movie line-up always includes sequels or reboots of prior box office hits and this summer has been no exception. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” was released on July 20. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) also ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter Since the departure of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2005, Justice Anthony Kennedy has been considered the “swing” vote in cases of great moment, and focusing on—at times, obsessing over—how he would see the law became an oft-repeated ritual each ...Read More

by Stephen Davis and Joey A. Chbeir U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) is in the process of hiring approximately 10,000 additional ICE officers. Many of these will be assigned to investigate workforce compliance with immigration regulations. Tom Homan, the deputy director of ICE, ...Read More