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If a highly paid worker is paid by the day, are they entitled to overtime? Probably – for now.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, a case about which highly paid employees may claim overtime pay. More specifically, the justices considered the meaning of Department of Labor regulations

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With The Onion’s support, satirist asks court to revive lawsuit against police who arrested him

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In a case that prompted satirical news outlet The Onion to file its first-ever amicus

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Justices debate whether Warhol image is “fair use” of photograph of Prince

Wednesday’s argument in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith wandered widely, as the justices considered whether a famous set of images that Andy Warhol based on a 1981 photograph of Prince by the award-winning photographer Lynn Goldsmi

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Boycotting Yale Law Clerkship Candidates Could Seriously Backfire For This Appellate Judge

He could be in for a whole world of inconvenience and calls for recusal. The post Boycotting Yale Law Clerkship Candidates Could Seriously Backfire For This Appellate Judge appeared first on Above the Law.

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