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Corporate Charter Documentation Details Business name and address of the LLC (principal place of business); The LLC’s business purpose (usually stated in broad language to avoid limiting any future business prospects); The name and address of your LLC’s registered agent (person who is authorized to physically accept delivery of certain legal documents on behalf of your LLC, such as service of process); and The name(s) of the manager(s) and members of the LLC....

We don’t know what the long-term impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma will be. But many agree that the court’s 5-4 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma could be tremendously significant for all Native Americans. In McGirt, the justices ruled that nearly the entire eastern half of Oklahoma is really tribal land. Therefore, the court ruled, a tribe member’s rape conviction is overturned because the location where the crime occurred should have been considered outside the boundaries of state criminal law....

There are a lot of legal terms that may seem imaginary or esoteric, but have some very real consequences for people. And when it comes to criminal charges and trials, the phrase “exculpatory evidence” may sound like impenetrable legalese, but can be the difference between a guilty verdict and an acquittal. So, here’s a look at what exculpatory evidence is, some examples, and the legal limits and responsibilities regarding it....

Having a great idea is a good start. But what really makes a company successful is happy, capable, and motivated employees. And that corporate culture starts with you, the boss. Here are nine ways to set the right tone for your employees, from your first hire to the occasional failure: 1. Top 7 Tips for Hiring, Managing Your 1st Employee Hey, we all gotta start somewhere, right? Here’s how to start your business off on the right foot, beginning with employee number one....

In 1999, Geraldine Fuhr filed a successful lawsuit to be instated as varsity boys basketball coach at Hazel Park High School, where she had been employed as varsity girls basketball coach. For five years she coached both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams. In 2006, she was removed from her position coaching varsity girls basketball. Fuhr says she was removed in retaliation for her lawsuit. The school district claimed that she was removed to allow for even more equality....

There’s an intruder in your house. Your ex-husband just told you he’s coming to kill you. You’ve been beaten repeatedly by your father. Who can you call to protect you? The police! Well, not really. You can try calling the police. Whether they’ll come to help you or not is another matter. Police Departments Get Hundreds of Thousands of Calls The National Emergency Number Association estimates that an estimated 657,000 calls are made to 911 every day....

In an Equal Protection challenge to a Utah statute that allowed cities, through an election open only to residents in the proposed new district, to detach from an existing school district, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the electoral scheme furthered, among other things, the state’s interests in promoting local control of public school districts by extending the franchise only to those voters who would reside in the new district....

Wilson v. O’Brien, 10-2417, involved a plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the City of Chicago and persons associated with his prosecution for attempted murder, brought after a state court set aside the conviction. In dismissing the plaintiff’s and a witness’s interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction, the court held that the collateral-order doctrine does not support an interlocutory appeal by a party to the litigation who contends that the district judge erred in resolving a dispute about an evidentiary privilege....

Putative class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield for violation of fiduciary duties DeLuca v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, 08-1085, concerned a putative class action suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, claiming that defendant violated its duties as a fiduciary under two provisions of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. sections 1104 and 1106(b), by agreeing to increase its traditional and PPO plan rates in exchange for decreases in the HMO rates....

Since people can’t seem to get enough of Fifty Shades of Grey these days, we’re treating you this week with the closest things the appellate courts have to offer in the way of erotic thrillers: the sex tape scandal. Take a journey with us through the world of a forbidden relationship that finds its way to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Three years into the relationship, the woman found tapes on Nali’s dresser labeled with women’s names....

In a recently published book, Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol, by Nancy Maveety, some of the favorite cocktails of Supreme Court Justices are revealed and discussed, along with notable alcohol-related cases and the social aspect alcohol has had on the Court and Justices. Apparently, both Maveety and the Notorious RBG are big fans of Campari, and the classic Italian cocktail, the Negroni, as she explains during the Modern Law Library’s most recent podcast, featuring an extended segment about the book....

As marijuana legalization has created millionaire cannabiz entrepreneurs and very relieved patients who rely on pot, it’s also freed some prisoners convicted of weed crimes and cleared the records of others charged with past crimes for doing what would be legal today. But, as legalization efforts have varied from state to state, so have the efforts to clear cannabis convictions. And while some jurisdictions have been aggressive about expunging the marijuana-related records, others have been equally lethargic....

Nearly 30 years ago, Nirvana released its groundbreaking album, “Nevermind.” The grunge masterpiece knocked hair bands off the top of the rock mountain with a new, nihilistic message for the teens of Generation X. “Nevermind” also featured one of the most iconic album covers of all time. In the midst of the great moral panic over music poisoning the minds of our youths, there was 4-month-old Spencer Elden, as naked as the day he came into this world, swimming underwater after a dollar bill attached to a fishhook....

We’ve got two big pieces of news on the Supreme Court front, both involving issues of national importance: abortion and voting rights. The biggest development has to be the Supreme Court’s decision to vacate parts of a Fifth Circuit opinion that allowed Texas’ new abortion law to go into effect; the law would effectively force all but a few abortion clinics in the state to close. The issue, and appeal, are likely to make it to the Court on the merits....

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away officials from Flint, Michigan, who are facing civil suits for their part in contaminating the water supply there. The officials wanted to block lower court rulings that allowed residents to sue over their injuries from lead poisoning. Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied their petition without comment. It was more bad news in one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history. The officials got some good news from another source, however....

Steven I. v. Cent. Bucks Sch. Dist., 10-1179, involved plaintiff’s parents’ suit seeking compensatory education from the 1997-1998 school year through the filing date for failure to provide a free appropriate public education under IDEA 2004 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In reversing the district court’s judgment that the two year statute of limitations in IDEA 2004 did not bar plaintiffs’ claims. the court remanded the matter in concluding that, because the statute of limitations did not become effective until seven months after the enactment of IDEA 2004, it is reasonable to apply it to claims based on conduct that pre-dated the law’s passage....

Sergio Hernandez died in Mexico, but the bullet that killed him was fired from the United States. The 15-year-old child was shot in the head by Jesus Mesa, a Border Patrol agent, in 2010. Mesa contends that the teen was throwing rocks to distract agents from smugglers. His family says he was simply playing with friends. Officials declined to prosecute Mesa and the U.S. government refused to extradite him to Mexico, so his family filed a civil suit in the U....

In an action seeking compensation for defendant’s alleged denial of employees’ meal breaks, denial of class certification is reversed where the district court abused its discretion when it assumed, for the purpose of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 certification analysis and without any separate inquiry into the merits, that plaintiffs’ legal theory would fail. Read United Steel, Paper & Forestry Int’l. Union v. ConocoPhillips Co., No. 09-56578 Appellate Information Argued and Submitted November 4, 2009...

Everybody has an opinion, but you can bet some matter more than others. Literally, you can bet on it. That’s what’s happening with the Wire Act. It’s the federal law that outlawed online sports betting. A judge has declared that it applies only to bets or wagers on sporting events or contests. But it was a close for lottery operators, poker players, and online gamers. They were betting against an earlier opinion that have could doomed their industries....

You’ve been looking forward to that trip to visit your West Coast friends ever since you booked the flight last fall. But that was before anyone even knew of COVID-19’s existence. As the virus has spread, so has your trepidation. And now there’s a cluster of confirmed cases near your destination. So you’re thinking of cancelling your flight. But if you do, can you recover the money you spent on your ticket?...