On April 2, 2025, a Sixth Circuit panel issued a decision in Debity v. Monroe County Board of Education. The court upheld a magistrate judge’s decision to deny a female school psychologist’s motion ...

Judicial review of post-grant patent proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is limited, but a federal court of appeals has somewhat loosened the restriction. On January 8, 2018, in Wi ...

In its opinion in Ondrisek v. Hoffman, a panel of the Eighth Circuit held "Despite the exceptionally reprehensible nature of Alamo’s conduct, it would be unconstitutional to let the punitive damages – ...

"Circuit judges set policies, establish court rules, select associate judges and ensure that resources are allocated appropriately within budgetary constraints. Circuit judges have added duties and ...