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Essential Steps to Tackle Backlog and Prepare for a Surge in New Cases

By Beth Graham - July 28, 2020

A recent webinar conducted by the National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) titled “Essential Steps to Tackle Backlog and Prepare for a Surge in New Cases” is now available for viewing online.

First Circuit Holds Intrastate Final Mile Transportation Workers Are Exempt from the FAA

By Beth Graham - July 23, 2020

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled final mile drivers who operate solely intrastate in order to deliver goods that were shipped via interstate commerce are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.

Alternatives to Incarceration

By Renata Schaffer - July 22, 2020

Per capita, incarceration rates in the United States are incredibly high when compared with other countries. In dealing with the accused, prison or jail time is a common form of punishment across the US.

Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security

By Beth Graham - July 21, 2020

Professor Robert Chesney, James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas School of Law, and Danielle Keats Citron, Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Affiliate Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, and Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Center on Internet and Society, have published “Dee

SCOTX Issues Sharply Divided Decision on Post-Verdict Arbitration

By Beth Graham - July 20, 2020

In a 6-3 opinion, a divided Supreme Court of Texas has affirmed an Amarillo appellate court’s order stating a dispute must be arbitrated despite that a trial was already completed and judgment was entered in the case.

Travis County, Texas Civil Courts Remote Jury Trial Pilot Program Webcasts

By Beth Graham - July 17, 2020

On Thursday, the Austin Bar Association hosted the first of two free webcasts regarding options that are currently being considered for a Civil Courts Remote Jury Trial Pilot Program that will be offered soon in Travis County, Texas.

International Commercial Courts in the United States and Australia: Possible, Probable, Preferable?

By Beth Graham - July 13, 2020

S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, has published “International Commercial Courts in the United States and Australia: Possible, Probable, Preferable?,” AJIL Unbound (Forthcoming 2021); Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 20/37.

Non-signatories Can Now Enforce International Commercial Arbitration Agreements on Equitable Estoppel Grounds

By Beth Graham - July 6, 2020

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Assistant Professor Tamar Meshel has published “GE Energy v. Outokumpu: Non-signatories Can Now Enforce International Commercial Arbitration Agreements on Equitable Estoppel Grounds,” Harvard Business Law Review Online, Forthcoming.