In Mueller v. Walmart Corp., No. 23-12854 (11th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit rejects a per se rule that a district court abuses its discretion by retaining supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) over some, but
UGA School of Public and International Affairs Joins Artist Rights Symposium V
We’re pleased to announce that the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs has joined the Artist Rights Institute and UGA’s Music Business Certificate Program at Terry College as a sponsor of the fifth annual Artist Rights Symposium, October 19, 2026, in Athens, Georgia.
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An Excerpt from Rao, White Power: Policing American Slavery (2026).
The following is adapted from my book, White Power: Policing American Slavery (Hodding Carter III Books/University of North Carolina Press, 2026):When they took him, he didn’t go quietly. He kicked and punched and screamed, “I’m in the hands of
Update on Equitable Limits to Medical Monitoring in Federal Court
Last month we published a thought piece, Medical Monitoring and the Limits to Equity, pointing out how no-injury medical monitoring claims asserted in federal court could well fall outside the foundational limits on those courts’ equitable powers, given the
Georgia: Invoking “Police Power” Doesn’t Automatically Evade Just Compensation When Govt Damages Private Property
Here’s the latest in an issue we’ve been on for a long time: whether government actions taken under the police power are categorically exempt from providing just compensation when those activities take or damage private property. In Blue 42 Organics,
Court Grants Conditional Certification Of Mortgage Underwriter’s Collective Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Gregory Tsonis and Christian J. Palacios Duane Morris Takeaways: In Brown v. Equity Prime Mortgage, LLC, Case No. 1:25-CV-1832, ECF No. 38 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 27, 2026), U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown of the
Should We Worry About the Uptick in Bank Failures?
On August 21, 2026, when the Tioga-Franklin Saving Bank of Philadelphia was closed by banking regulators, it became the fifth U.S. bank to fail this year. The five failures so far in 2026 comes after only two banks
Lawsuit Crisis Management for Business Owners
The first week of a lawsuit is mostly mechanical. Calendar the deadline, preserve the documents, call a lawyer. The harder problems arrive later, when nobody has decided who may speak for the company or who may settle. Lawsuit crisis management
Panel Update: Artist Rights Symposium 5 at University of Georgia on October 19
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1,061 Sick, 234 Hospitalized, Two Dead: The Biggest Salmonella Outbreak of 2026 Came From Chicks and Ducklings
CDC updated its backyard poultry investigation on August 27, and the numbers have not gotten the attention they deserve. Ten multistate Salmonella outbreaks — Altona, Enteritidis, Indiana, Infantis, Kedougou, Mbandaka and Saintpaul — are tied to one thing: contact with