Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger presented the court with an oddity – both sides agreed about the legal rules in play, but argued about what those rules mean in this case. Writing for a unanimous ...

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Has the probate court the inherent power to determine what properties, rights and credits of the deceased should be included or excluded in the inventory of the administrator? This is one of the ...

(Reuters) - In its 1991 decision in Chambers v. NASCO, the U.S. Supreme Court gave federal trial judges a lot of leeway to police the integrity of their dockets. The case involved a Louisiana ...

Traditionally, there have been three methods by which Congress can attempt to enforce a Congressional subpoena when a recalcitrant witness refuses to appear or to produce requested documents. Two of ...

The Supreme Court has declared that high courts cannot stretch its inherent power to any extent and act like an investigating agency to examine minute details of complaints for quashing FIRs. "In ...

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 ...