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National Law Journal

Union Fees Will Get Fresh Look at High Court, No Longer Deadlocked

The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
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National Law Journal

Union Fees Will Get Fresh Look at High Court, No Longer Deadlocked

Updated at 10:53 a.m.The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid…
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National Law Journal

Union Fees Will Get Fresh Look at High Court, No Longer Deadlocked

The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
5 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

'As I Said Last Time…' The Challenges of Rearguing a SCOTUS Case

A reargument at the U.S. Supreme Court may sound easy, especially because the advocates have the benefit of knowing from the first time around what questions the justices might ask. But it is a lot trickier than that. Here are some tips and observations about rearguments from Orrick's E. Joshua Rosenkranz and Ahilan Arulanantham.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Year Later, African-American Museum Gives a Nod to Clarence Thomas

After criticism, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington has featured U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a new display on the court.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Execution to Consider Juror Racial Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution for a Georgia inmate whose attorneys argue that the 59-year-old black man's death sentence was tainted by a juror's racial bias.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Labor Case at the US Supreme Court Could Affect Millions of Workers

A report released Wednesday shows that more than 60 million workers in the United States are subject to mandatory arbitration in employment contracts, highlighting the potential scope of a key U.S. Supreme Court case that confronts the legality of those agreements.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit in the Supreme Court

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp write: Five of the U.S. Supreme Court's 71 merits decisions (resulting in 69 written opinions) last term arose out of the Second Circuit. One was affirmed and four were reversed or vacated, resulting in an 80 percent reversal rate.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

A Year Later, African-American Museum Gives a Nod to Clarence Thomas

After criticism, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington has featured U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a new display on the court.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Former Texas Chief Justice Challenges His Old Court in New Gay-Rights Petition

What may seem awkward at first glance is not at all awkward to Wallace Jefferson, former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson, who returned to private practice in Austin four years ago, is now challenging his old court in a petition at the U.S. Supreme Court that could increase the already high stakes in the new term for the nation's gay community.
6 minute read

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