Eighth Circuit Affirms Arbitrator’s Interpretation of Intent in Interpreting Arbitration Agreement

The court applied an adverse inference against the company for failing to call two witnesses, and interpreted the parties’ ...
JD Supra

Interpreting Termination Clauses: a Recent Example From the Court of Appeal

In this Insight, first published in PLC, Shy Jackson considers the Court of Appeal's decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962 that a ...
Case Western Reserve University

Supreme Court follows reasoning of CWRU amicus brief in landmark decision interpreting the Hague Convention on Child Abduction

On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Golan v. Saada, a case about how to interpret the Hague Convention on Child Abduction in which the Frederick K. Cox International Law ...
JD Supra

Interpreting EU Sanctions: The Court of Justice enters the debate

The lack of judicial authority on the precise scope of EU sanctions can be a challenge as these are typically drafted very broadly - often the product of a political compromise among 27 Member States ...
Capitol WeeklyOpinion

The possible value of legislative declarations in statutory interpretation

While textualists want to only focus on the actual text of the statute, the purpose of statutory interpretation, in my ...
The Heritage Foundation

Are Courts Properly Interpreting Supreme Court Precedent and Respecting Religious Employers’ Employment Decisions?

Supreme Court watchers learn a lot about the justices’ thinking on particular issues based on which cases they agree to accept. Court watchers can also learn a lot based on which cases the justices ...
JDJournal

Law Professor Influences Supreme Court National Guard Case

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the federal use of National Guard troops highlights how academic legal analysis can play a decisive role at the n ...
Slate

It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Moore v. Harper, an “independent state legislature” theory case from North Carolina. This case has the potential to fundamentally rework the relationship ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Community Q&A: Dora E. Ornelas, certified court interpreter

In 1991, Dora Ornelas went to the Yakima County Courthouse looking for a part-time job during what she thought was going to be a brief time in Yakima. Since then, Ornelas has become a full-time ...
The Durango Herald

Durango hires Spanish interpreter for municipal court proceedings

The city of Durango has a new municipal court interpreter to provide on-site translation services for Spanish-speaking residents who have court appointments. Now, the city must get the word out. Faye ...