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Background: Unveiling Allegations Against Cisco - The case highlights key elements of appellate law and ALJ's decisions. The plaintiffs' allegations surrounding the CCP's...

Two recent decisions in the Ninth Circuit demonstrate the continued litigation risk that corporations face from alleged involvement in human rights violations abroad.

International corporates are coming under growing pressure from claimants seeking to hold them liable for acts committed overseas, often by…

International corporates are coming under growing pressure from claimants seeking to hold them liable for acts committed overseas, often by subsidiaries or suppliers. Claimant firms in...

Canyon Crest Academy became the first school in the district, and one of the first in California, to be recognized by an advocacy group that promotes fair trade.

Monday, Oct. 2 marks the start of a new Supreme Court term. While the arrival of Justice Neil Gorsuch made major headlines, the cases last term did not gain much attention. The court’s 2017-2018 term, however, promises to be one for the history books.

On October 2, 2017, the Supreme Court begins a new term. The 2016 term saw a number of compromise decisions, as the Court operated without a ninth justice for most of the term. But in April, Neil Gorsuch joined the Court, and a conservative majority delivered a victory for religious freedom in the long-awaited case of Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comey. While 2016–2107 was not a blockbuster term with numerous high-profile cases, the Court decided important cases involving legislative redistricti...

Witnesses have sad stories to tell, and this lawsuit will allow them to tell those stories in a court of law. Two U.S. statutes are the bases for the action.

Today, August 25, at a press conference in Washington D.C., the National Council of Resistance of Iran announced its firm resolve to hold Ebrahim Raisi,

Ugandan authorities denied registration of Uganda’s leading LGBTQ rights organization last week, calling it an "illegal entity."