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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Says Filing Deadline for Federal Workers Not Hard and Fast

"The procedural requirements that Congress enacts to govern the litigation process are only occasionally as strict as they seem," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court.
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National Law Journal

Challenge to Texas Law Regulating Online Porn Leads Noteworthy Supreme Court Petitions

"[I]f a state's regulation of minors' access to sexual content burdens adults' access to constitutionally protected expression, then the regulation must satisfy strict scrutiny," the Free Speech Coalition tells the justices.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Hear 1st Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Program to Hit Federal Appeals Court

The challenge to the program seems to be a part of a larger legal strategy to create a circuit split, thus increasing chances of U.S. Supreme Court review, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Will Decide If Vets Are Getting the 'Benefit of the Doubt'

In their appeal, two veterans say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has been disregarding a more-than-century-old rule giving veterans the "benefit of the doubt on any close issue relating to their eligibility for service-related benefits."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Divided FTC Finalizes Rule to Ban Noncompete Agreements

"First, in my mind, the plain text of the FTC Act clearly gives the agency the authority to promulgate rules addressing unfair methods of competition," FTC Chair Lina Khan said. Not everyone agrees.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Seemingly Balk at Deferring to NLRB in Starbucks Appeal of Injunction

The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward vacating the Sixth Circuit's more relaxed standard for issuing such an injunction while re-affirming what Starbucks says is the traditional four-part test for such relief.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SpaceX Wants These Judges Off Its Case

The lawsuit was filed only after the Fifth Circuit surprised SpaceX attorneys by affirming a district court transfer of the dispute to the Central District of California.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up 'Ghost Gun' Appeal From Biden Administration

The justices' decision to review the case comes as they also weigh the administration's appeals in defense of laws and regulations against "bump stocks" and suspected domestic abusers owning guns.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Divided Supreme Court Rules for Veteran Seeking Enhanced GI Bill Benefits

"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.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Rule Amid Legal Challenges

"[T]he Commission will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules' validity in court and looks forward to expeditious resolution of the litigation," the SEC said.
3 minute read

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