Morning Docket: 04.25.24 – Above the Law

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) * Understanding this morning’s oral argument over presidential immunity before Sam Alito just makes up something instead. [Dorf on Law] * Over in the UK, a former judge proposes holding court in pubs to restore faith in the system. Clarence Thomas is down as long as one of the parties is buying!…

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Updated Content Now Available in the Digital Version of Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina – North Carolina Criminal Law

Most readers of this blog are familiar with Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina. For those who are not, it is a treatise on search and seizure law. It covers stops, arrests, warrantless searches, search warrants, and much more. The most recent (sixth) edition was published in 2021 and was authored by long-time School…

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Highs And Lows Of Cannabis CRE –

25 April 2024 Seyfarth Shaw LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As many states continue to ease regulations and the Food and Drug Administration considers moving cannabis to Schedule III, commercial real estate is increasingly buzzed with interest in properties for…

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U.S. Supreme Court Distinguishes Half-Truths From Pure Omissions And Holds That Pure Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Rule 10b–5(b) – Shareholders

Answering a precise question increasingly raised by securities fraud plaintiffs, the United States Supreme Court held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners that a failure to disclose information cannot support a private action under Rule 10b–5(b) if the failure did not render any statements made misleading. Though the Court framed the case around the…

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Raising The Bar: New UK Immigration Rules Increase Salary Thresholds For Sponsored Workers – Employee Benefits & Compensation

New Immigration Rules came into force in the UK on 4 April 2024 which affect employers who sponsor workers under the Skilled worker or Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker routes. SKILLED WORKER CHANGES Broadly, the main changes are: The minimum salary threshold for this route has been increased from £26,200 to £38,700…

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