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National Law Journal

False Claims Act Cases Are Piled Up at SCOTUS: What to Watch

By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017

Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.

National Law Journal

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

By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017

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.

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

By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017

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…

National Law Journal

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

By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017

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.

Supreme Court Brief

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

By Tony Mauro | September 27, 2017

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.

Texas Lawyer

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

By Tony Mauro | National Law Journal | September 27, 2017

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.

Daily Report Online

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

By Kate Brumback | September 27, 2017

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.

National Law Journal

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

By Erin Mulvaney | September 27, 2017

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.

New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit in the Supreme Court

By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp | September 26, 2017

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.

National Law Journal

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

By Tony Mauro | September 26, 2017

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.