Selma – The Screenwriter’s Dilemma
1/30/15
By: Seth F. Kirby
The movie Selma, which chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 voting rights campaign, has received critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for best picture. It has also generated controversy due to the Academy’s failure to …
Upcoming Deadline for H-1B Applications
1/23/15
By: Nina Maja Bergmar
If your company is looking to a hire a foreign national at some point during the 2016 fiscal year, be aware that the deadline for submitting H-1B visa petitions is quickly approaching.
The U.S. Citizenship and …
TripAdvisor Defamation Case Dismissed Due to Media Shield Law
1/21/15
By: Matt Foree
As discussed in this blog previously, defamation attorneys and free speech advocates are anxiously awaiting the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision in the Yelp, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning matter as to whether Yelp is required …
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Partner Argues to the United States Supreme Court
1/20/15
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP For Immediate Release:
Contact: Philip W. Savrin January 20, 2015
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Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Partner Argues to the United States Supreme Court
Atlanta, GA. Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP …
US Supreme Court Rules TCA Requires Timely Written Reasons for Denial of a Cell Tower Permit
1/16/15
By: Kevin Stone and Dana Maine
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court, in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, clarified the rules for what a local government must do when it denies an application …
Melting ICE: Constitutional Challenges to Immigration Hold Provision Prompts Federal Overhaul of Immigration Enforcement Laws
1/9/15
By: Charles Reed, Jr.
Immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has been a hot topic in politics in recent electoral cycles. Until earlier this year, local law enforcement agencies routinely worked with federal immigration and control enforcement (“ICE”) …
Retaliation Claims Keep Expanding: Flight Attendants Bring OSHA Claim for Reporting "Security Threat"
1/9/15
By: Amy Combs Bender
A few days ago, thirteen flight attendants filed a complaint with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) against their former employer, United Airlines, claiming they were terminated in retaliation for reporting a security …