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By Jimmy Hoover | June 25, 2024
The justices have announced they will issue decisions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in what many expect to be the final days before the court breaks for summer recess, though it has in the past taken until the first week of July to complete its work.
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By Darla Woodring and Reggie McGahee | June 25, 2024
"As the legal industry navigates the potential challenges posed by the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision, it is crucial for firms to remain steadfast in their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion," according to Darla Woodring and Reggie McGahee.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 24, 2024
The high court will decide whether the National Environmental Policy Act required the Surface Transportation Board to consider the effects of increased oil production anticipated by the rail line, though the STB has no regulatory authority over oil extraction and refinery operations.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 24, 2024
The question the justices have agreed to resolve is whether employees lose their right to sue for discriminatory benefits policies under the Americans with Disabilities Act when they leave their jobs.
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By Emily Cousins | June 24, 2024
"It is a classic battle of church vs. state," said Brian Festa, vice president and co-founder of We The Patriots USA, one of the plaintiffs.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 24, 2024
The Supreme Court agreed to resolve "[w]hether an award of the 'defendant's profits' under the Lanham Act ... can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates."
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 24, 2024
A key dispute in the case is what level of constitutional scrutiny to apply to the state's law: a rigorous form known as "heightened scrutiny" or a more lenient type of "rational-basis" review. The circuit court applied the latter and found that the state could rationally concluded that SB1 was an appropriate response to risks from puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
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By Steve Lash | June 21, 2024
"Judges may not assume the jury's factfinding function for themselves, let alone purport to perform it using a mere preponderance-of-the-evidence standard," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | June 21, 2024
"We are disappointed and we are trying to figure out where this leaves us. It is not assured we can reach a settlement with the United States. I just don't know," said Stuart Somach, counsel for State of Texas.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 21, 2024
The U.S. citizen failed to show her spouse's right to a visa is "deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the majority. "In fact, Congress's longstanding regulation of spousal admissibility immigration ... cuts the other way."
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