The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the religion clauses of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bar judges from second-guessing the decisions of religious institutions about ministers ...

Washington religious institutions and universities need to understand how the “ministerial exception” applies to their employment decisions following the August 2025 World Vision decision. The Ninth ...

On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) requested the public’s views on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patent infringement and ...

Aaron Wiggins' Parade Day speech exemplified it all. From the top of the organization down to the fans, Oklahoma City was now named an NBA champion despite fighting and crawling back from a very fast ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the testamentary exception to the attorney-client privilege does “not grant the deceased client the power to waive a privilege held ...

Imagine as a product manufacturer being held liable for defects in a product that you did not make, have never made, and have no plans to make. This very real possibility exists in Pennsylvania under ...

The battle over birthright citizenship is a battle over its exceptions. The 14th Amendment’s first sentence proudly proclaims that “[a]ll persons born . . . in the United States, and subject to the ...

Florida’s current six-week abortion ban includes exceptions for the pregnant woman’s health and life under certain conditions. It also allows for exceptions in cases of rape and incest up to 15 weeks ...