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Recent Decisions
National Collegiate Athletic Association. v. Alston (June 21, 2021)
Supreme Court upholds an injunction prohibiting enforcement of certain NCAA rules, limiting education-related benefits for student-athletes, such as scholarships for graduate or vocational school and payments for academic tutoring.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (June 21, 2021)
In considering securities fraud class certification, the defendant bears the burden of proving a lack of price impact caused by its allegedly fraudulent statements impact by a preponderance of the evidence; the court must consider the generic nature of those statements.
United States v. Arthrex, Inc. (June 21, 2021)
Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) conduct adversarial proceedings for challenging the validity of an existing patent before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), 35 U.S.C. 6(a), (c). The Secretary of Commerce appoints PTAB members, including APJs, except the Director, who is nominated by the P...
Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe (June 17, 2021)
The Alien Tort Statute does not apply to claims of forced child labor on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. To plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the ATS, plaintiffs must allege more domestic conduct than general corporate activity.
California v. Texas (June 17, 2021)
States and individuals lack standing to challenge the minimum essential coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Fulton v. Philadelphia (June 17, 2021)
By requiring that Catholic Social Services agree to certify same-sex couples as foster parents in order to continue its contracts with the city, Philadelphia violated the Free Exercise Clause.
Latest Supreme Court News
Justices curb securities-fraud class actions, albeit gently
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court’s Monday decision in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System will not be remembered as one of the court’s seminal securities cases. Indeed, it might not even change the result in the case before it. But it does provide another chapter... The post Justices curb securities-fraud class actions, albeit gently appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Catholic Bishops, President Biden and Abortion Politics
The New York Times,
Readers decry the possibility that the church will refuse communion for the president. Also: The health care ruling; Joe Manchin; unvaccinated hospital workers; roadkill; dress for a funeral.
Challengers to the Affordable Care Act Lose their Third Supreme Court Case: Will They Bring a Fourth?
Justia's Verdict,
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week rejecting a third legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf considers whether challengers could bring (and succeed on) a fourth. Professor Dorf explains why subsequent challenges are unlikely to succeed, pointing out that a nonexistent obligation (as the so-called individual mandate now is) cannot be unconstitutional.
NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association cannot prohibit its member schools from providing athletes with certain forms... The post NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Says Over 200 Patent Judges Were Improperly Appointed
The New York Times,
A fractured coalition of justices limited the effect of the decision, saying a larger role for an executive branch official would address the matter.
Public Information Officer Kathleen L. Arberg Retirement Announcement
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Court today announced that Kathleen L. Arberg, Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court of the United States, will retire on July 3 after serving 22 years as Public Information Officer and a total 40 years in the federal judiciary, 38 years spent at the Supreme Court. Ms. Arberg joined the Court in 1982 and served as an assistant PIO for 17 years before becoming the Public Information Officer in 1999. Ms. Arberg is the fifth person to serve as Public Information Officer since the...
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