Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

There has been a recent decision on an interesting case involving a challenge to the ability of the federal government to provide benefits or rights to Tribes and other Native organizations. Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States, Case No. 3:2022cv05325, which is currently before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, concerns the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), which, generally speaking, authorizes Tribes to provide casino-style gaming on Indian lands so long as the state within which those lands are found permits similar types of gaming and requires the state to enter into compacts with Tribes to regulate said gaming...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1186 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 24, 2023) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a permanent injunction requiring appellant Jazz Pharmaceuticals to de-list its U.S. Patent No. 8,731,963 from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalents Evaluation publication, colloquially known as the “Orange Book...

Silence is not merely complacency; it is an endorsement of racism. As legal professionals singularly dedicated to justice, we will not turn a blind eye to the rampant, brutal, and systemic racism that divides our country. We don’t have all the answers, but we will not remain on the sidelines. We must not normalize the kind of police brutality that saw the public killing of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis, the killing of Breonna Taylor after police raided her home while she slept in Louisville, the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, and countless others. Despite the Black community only making up 13% of the U.S...

Jessie Schuh didn’t exactly seek out clemency work. In a way, it found her. An attorney and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Schuh primarily works as a commercial litigator. In addition to her civil work, she has something of a double life as a pro bono attorney. Schuh donates hundreds of hours a year to criminal justice work. She’s particularly passionate about working to win clemency for inmates serving long sentences who were charged with crimes as juveniles. In addition to her own pro bono work, Schuh serves on her firm’s pro bono committee and Campaign for Equal Justice’s associates committee...