Supreme Court Update: Connelly v. United States (No. 23-146), Cantero v. Bank of America (No. 22-529), Thornell v. Jones (No. 22-982)

by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 7, 2024

Greetings, Court Fans! Yesterday, the Court issued three decisions that, while not likely to get a lot of media attention, were closely watched by lawyers in the insurance, bankruptcy, trusts and estates, and Indian law sectors: In Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser...

Navigating Trust Taxation: State Income Tax

by Mallory Schowe | Jun 7, 2024

Like individuals, trusts are subject to income tax by the federal government and a majority of states. If a trust is characterized as a “grantor” trust, then its income is reported by the grantor thereof, who is usually the trust creator, and taxed as if earned by the...

Supreme Court Update: Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP (No. 22-807), Smith v. Spizzirri (No. 22-1218), Harrow v. Department of Defense (No. 23-21)

by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 5, 2024

Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back to summarize three more of the decisions the Court has issued in the last few weeks: Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP (No. 22-807), A 6-3 decision holding that a three-judge District Court clearly erred in finding...

Supreme Court Update: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd. (No. 22-448), National Rifle Association v. Vullo (No. 22-842), Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy (No. 22-1078), and Culley v. Marshall (No. 22-585)

by Mallory Schowe | Jun 3, 2024

Greetings, Court Fans! It’s the First Monday of June, meaning the Court’s about to step on the gas with respect to decisions. Despite the Court’s somewhat lethargic output to date, we’ve still managed to find ourselves buried beneath a pile of decisions. Here’s a...

Partner Kate Cassidy and Counsel Anjali Dalal Author Article on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Litigation for the New York Law Journal

by Christine Stackhouse | May 28, 2024

On May 24, 2024, Partner Kate Cassidy and Counsel Anjali Dala authored the article titled, “AI Litigation Spotlight: ‘NYT v. OpenAI'” for the New York Law Journal. Kate and Anjali discuss New York Times Co. v. Microsoft, No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y),...