When people think about crimes, their thoughts might automatically be about individuals. This isn’t always the way it happens. In some cases, companies can face criminal charges. Corporations can face both state and federal criminal charges. Consumer protection,...
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Federal Judge Says School District Flunks Its Obligation to Educate Students Who Don’t Speak English by Making Them Take Class Taught Only In English
A decision issued by federal Judge Edward G. Smith in Pennsylvania last Friday confirms our faith in the ability of the legal system to get it right. The issue was whether 5 students living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who came from Somalia, Sudan, Democratic...
Supreme Court Holds That Rule 68 Offer of Judgment Does Not Make Class Action Moot
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, with Justice Thomas providing the sixth vote, held that an unaccepted offer of judgment under Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in a case seeking class certification under Rule 23 does not...