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Opinion analysis: But-for causation and inherent-power civil sanctions

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger presented the court with an oddity – both sides agreed about the legal rules in play, but ...
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Court unanimously holds that Indian tribes retain the inherent power to police non-Indians

In its first major opinion on the scope of American Indian tribes’ sovereign powers in decades, the Supreme court held on Tuesday in United States v. Cooley that tribal governments — and thus their ...
JD Supra

For Deterrence: Inherent Power to the Rescue to Punish Meritless Lawsuit

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to use its inherent power to award deterrence sanctions for filing a nuisance patent infringement lawsuit. PS ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit: Bankruptcy Courts Have Inherent Authority to Impose Civil Contempt Sanctions

Because bankruptcy courts were created by Congress rather than under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, there is a disagreement over whether bankruptcy courts, like other federal courts, have ...
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2nd Circuit Revives Motion Seeking Sanctions, Citing Trial Courts' Inherent Power

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a motion for sanctions against an information technology firm and its attorneys for allegedly pushing a frivolous claim in a ...

Inherent powers not meant to short-circuit prosecution: Madurai Bench of Madras HC

MADURAI: Observing that the high court cannot use its inherent power to conduct a mini-trial and decide the innocence or ...
The National Law Review

For Deterrence: Inherent Power to the Rescue to Punish Meritless Lawsuit

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