By Jimmy Hoover | April 18, 2024
"There used to be a time when we had a good chunk of a summer break," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said. "Not anymore. The emergency calendar is busy almost on a weekly basis."
By Jimmy Hoover | April 17, 2024
"To make out a Title VII discrimination claim, a transferee must show some harm respecting an identifiable term or condition of employment," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court. "What the transferee does not have to show, according to the relevant text, is that the harm incurred was 'significant.'"
By Jimmy Hoover | April 16, 2024
"There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings," Justice Clarence Thomas said. "Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past and has this been the government's position throughout the lifespan of the statute?"
By Jimmy Hoover | April 16, 2024
"The bottom line is this: Veterans who separately accrue benefits under both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills are entitled to both benefits," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote for the majority.
By Jimmy Hoover | April 15, 2024
Without ruling on the merits of the law, the Supreme Court granted a request from Idaho's attorney general seeking relief from a statewide court order blocking the state's Vulnerable Child Protection Act.
By Jimmy Hoover | April 15, 2024
The justices are considering whether a federal anti-bribery law bans payments to public officials not only to get their support but to show appreciation for support they have given.
By Jimmy Hoover | April 12, 2024
Investors can bring such suits only when such omissions create "misleading half-truths," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court.
By Jimmy Hoover | April 11, 2024
"[P]residents may be prosecuted criminally, at least after they leave office," Justice Lewis Powell Jr. wrote in a draft opinion that did not make the final cut in "Nixon v. Fitzgerald."
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Susan E. Hurd | April 11, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision has broad potential implications for companies seeking to defeat certification of class claims based on violations of the federal securities laws.
By Jimmy Hoover | April 9, 2024
"Many of those in need of help do not know any lawyers," John Roberts Jr. said. "And certainly a sizable segment of our society cannot afford a lawyer anyway. LSC grantees help fill that void."
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