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Crain Brogdon’s Annual House of Blues Party

Crain Brogdon had its annual House of Blues party in downtown Dallas on June 14. Around 500 friends attended. […]

JLTLA Hosted its First Juneteenth Celebration

JLTLA hosted its first Juneteenth celebration June 12, 2025, at the historic African American Museum in Dallas. […]

Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Summer Social

The Dallas Hispanic Bar Association held its first Summer Social at the popular Mexican Sugar Uptown restaurant. […]

Taft and Morris, Manning & Martin Announce Merger

August 11, 2025

Ciara Sprance Elected Chair of DSBA’s LGBTQ+ Section

August 8, 2025

Harrison Achieves Coast-to-Coast Private Wealth Law Presence With New California Office

August 8, 2025

Musick Peeler Expands to East Coast

August 7, 2025

Resource Library

4 Top-Rated AI Legal Case Management Software

A complimentary guide to four AI-enabled tools that help avoid drowning in legal paperwork or missing court hearings. These tools manage the case lifecycle, from generating legal documents (contracts or NGAs) and identifying related laws to predicting case outcomes or highlighting potential risks. […]

The Solo Lawyer Handbook

From juggling client work and business operations to staying on top of your firm’s growth, your success relies on smart prioritization and effective resource management. This handbook is designed to help you navigate these challenges and take your solo practice to the next level. […]
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Staying Competitive in 2025: The Latest in SEO for Lawyers

With EEAT, AI overviews and a new approach to visibility, the new year brings new changes to Google’s search landscape. If your firm is looking to rank higher and stand out in crowded search results, don’t miss this exclusive webinar led by Omnizant’s Director of SEO, Emily Brady. […]

Which Supreme Court case first recognized a state sovereign immunity limitation on Congress’s enforcement powers under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment?

WRONG! Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) actually led to the 11th Amendment, which explicitly granted state sovereign immunity from suits by citizens of another state—but didn’t involve Section 5 powers or modern federalism limits.

CORRECT! In Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996), the Court held that Congress cannot use its Article I powers to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court. Though based on Article I, the case paved the way for limiting Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment in later cases like Boerne v. Flores. It signaled the Court’s revival of state sovereign immunity doctrine.

WRONG! Alden v. Maine (1999) extended sovereign immunity to state courts, not federal, and followed Seminole Tribe rather than being the first to set this limit.

WRONG! Garcia v. San Antonio MTA (1985) was about federalism and the Fair Labor Standards Act, but it upheld federal authority and did not involve sovereign immunity or Section 5 limits.

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