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July 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Potential Potboiler?The U.S. Supreme Court may take a look at state marijuana laws.
By Tony Mauro
2 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
University of Texas Affirmative Action Policy Returns to Supreme Court's DocketIt is once more into the breach for Bert Rein of Wiley Rein as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review for a second time the race-conscious aspects of University of Texas admission policies that Rein claims violate the Constitution.
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
Supreme Court Tells EPA To Consider Costs of Pollution RegulationsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fared well before the U.S. Supreme Court in recent Clean Air Act cases. But the streak ended Monday when the justices ruled that the EPA must consider the cost to industry in regulating mercury emissions from factories and coal plants.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
June 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
Marriage Ruling Historic, But Not Final Word on Gay RightsThe U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision recognizing same-sex couples' fundamental right to marriage was a major leap, but not the final legal step in ending discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people, legal scholars and other observers said.
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro
7 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
University of Texas Affirmative Action Policy Returns to Supreme Court's DocketIt is once more into the breach for Bert Rein of Wiley Rein as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review for a second time the race-conscious aspects of University of Texas admission policies that Rein claims violate the Constitution.
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief
Supreme Court Tells EPA To Consider Costs of Pollution RegulationsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fared well before the U.S. Supreme Court in recent Clean Air Act cases. But the streak ended Monday when the justices ruled that the EPA must consider the cost to industry in regulating mercury emissions from factories and coal plants.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
June 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
Justices Take UT Affirmative Action Case for Second TimeRevisiting affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take a second look at the constitutionality of the admissions policy of the University of Texas. Without comment, the court granted review in Fisher v. University of Texas, a sequel to its 2013 decision with the same name.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
June 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
Justices Take UT Affirmative Action Case for Second TimeRevisiting affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take a second look at the constitutionality of the admissions policy of the University of Texas. Without comment, the court granted review in Fisher v. University of Texas, a sequel to its 2013 decision with the same name.
By Tony Mauro
3 minute read
June 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
Jones DayNot many labor and employment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court involve constitutional questions or make national headlines. But three recent cases…
By Tony Mauro
4 minute read
