Learn how stare decisis influences court decisions by requiring adherence to prior rulings. Understand this legal doctrine ...

Employee restrictive covenants are often a contentious issue, especially when employees leave to form (or join) competing firms. A recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision, People Corporation v ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An 1842 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the kidnapping conviction of a White man who seized a Black family and forced them into slavery south of the Mason-Dixon line ...

Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent, saying decided cases are not "the gospel" and suggesting some may have been based on ...

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I am the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com. In this newsletter, I provide SCOTUS watchers with the latest ...

The American judicial system’s evolution reflects society’s changing values and understanding of fundamental rights. Each era brings new challenges and interpretations that shape the foundation of law ...

The law is harsh, but it is the law: so says the AI judge in a recent study from the University of Chicago Law School. The study analysed the differences between AI and human legal decision-making, ...