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National Law Journal

Should Ginsburg Recuse in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case?

Dozens of GOP House members are calling on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the high-stakes case because of negative comments she made about Donald Trump before he was elected president. While Ginsburg may not be forced to withdraw, one law professor said she "has only herself to blame for the optics."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices' Fall Docket Grows With NJ Sports Betting Case, Securities Class Action

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday added six new cases to the fall term's argument docket, including New Jersey's challenge to a federal ban on sports betting at casinos and racetracks, a terror victim's attempt to attach Iranian assets, and shareholder efforts to bring certain securities claims in state courts.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Corporate Whistleblowers Catch the Supreme Court's Attention

Federal appellate courts have struggled recently over exactly when a corporate insider becomes a whistleblower who's entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act's protections against retaliation. The U.S. Supreme Court's now jumping into the fray to resolve tension among the lower courts. The justices agreed Monday to take up the case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Caps Term With Flurry of Rulings, Orders

The justices ended the 2016-17 term with major news on President Donald Trump's travel ban, church-state relations, gun control and gay rights, among other hot-button issues. Here's a look at the day's big developments.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Slants: Is This the Beginning of the End for Political Correctness?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of a trademark for The Slants means disparaging terms are worth defending, write attorneys Amanda McGovern and Daniel Alvarez Sox.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Ends Term With Blow to Class Action Plaintiffs

In a 5-4 ruling delivered at its final sitting, the court strictly interpreted deadlines for opting out of ongoing securities litigation.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Narrows Travel-Ban Injunctions, Puts Case on October Calendar

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday partially allowed President Donald Trump's executive order suspending immigration from six Muslim-majority nations and the U.S. refugee program to take effect and agreed to hear arguments on the order's legality in the fall.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Revive Suit Against US Agent Who Fatally Shot Mexican Teenager

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a Mexican family's attempt to hold a U.S. Border Patrol officer liable for the shooting death of their unarmed teenage son on foreign soil, and ordered reargument next term in two unrelated immigration cases. The justices, in an unsigned opinion in which three justices dissented for different reasons, vacated an appellate court ruling that had protected the border agent in the family's lawsuit.
12 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Scoring the Supreme Court's Key Business Cases This Term

A look at the rulings that will have long-term impact for litigators and the companies they represent. While there were fewer business cases than usual, most were wins of significance, according to a review by Mayer Brown's Supreme Court and appellate practice.
24 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SCOTUS Ends Term With Blow to Class Action Plaintiffs

The U.S. Supreme Court put another hurdle in the path of class action plaintiffs Monday with a 5-4 ruling that strictly interpreted deadlines for opting out of ongoing securities litigation.
14 minute read

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