The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an insurer’s claim that a bankruptcy reorganization plan fails to protect it from fraudulent claims related to asbestos exposure cases. The appeal comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit … Continue reading Supreme Court to review insurer’s asbestos dispute
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case that could roll back a bureaucracy-empowering legal doctrine backing a federal rule forcing fishing companies to pay for at-sea government monitoring of their catch. The decision to hear Relentless Inc. … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear second challenge to administrative state powers
The Supreme Court has scheduled several high-profile cases for oral argument in late November and early December. One is about a wealth tax on capital gains never received, and another challenges a securities law enforcer’s power to use in-house judges to try accused people. Seven cases in all were scheduled for hearing dates running from Nov. 27 through Dec. 6 by the court on Oct. 12. Other cases involve the bankruptcy of the company that makes OxyContin, hardship claims in the deportation process, and criminal appeals. For the court to hear a case, at least four of the nine justices … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules arguments in OxyContin maker bankruptcy and wealth tax cases
The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended a lower court ruling that allowed a $2.5 billion online sports betting deal between Florida and the Seminole Tribe to move forward. Online sports betting is a rapidly growing industry. The market is expected … Continue reading Supreme Court halts online sports betting deal in Florida
Republican state lawmakers told the Supreme Court on Oct. 11 that the justices should overturn a ruling that the South Carolina legislature racially gerrymandered a congressional district because lawmakers used political, not racial, data to justify the redrawn map. The … Continue reading Republicans tell Supreme Court congressional district was drawn based on politics, not race
An insurance company told the Supreme Court on Oct. 10 in a so-called choice-of-law case that under New York law it shouldn’t have to honor a claim involving a yacht that ran aground, because the inspection for the vessel’s fire … Continue reading Supreme Court questions which state’s law should apply in maritime crash
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down on Oct. 10 an emergency application from gun dealers to block New York state police from implementing background checks in ammunition purchases and from carrying out on-site annual inspections of gun dealers. New York … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt New York’s mandatory ammo background checks
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a Muslim man from Oregon can continue suing the FBI after the agency removed his name from the “no-fly list” but wouldn’t promise to keep it off. The no-fly list, which is … Continue reading Supreme Court to review ‘no-fly list’ lawsuit against FBI
I found another six books that quote me or cite my work, bringing my grand total to 137 books. I’ll add them to my ongoing list later. They are: Hillary Clinton de A à Z, by Francois Clemenceau and Christine … Continue reading I found another 6 books that quote me, bringing the total to 137 books
The Supreme Court on Oct. 6 stayed a lower court order blocking the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home, allowing the policy to remain in force until Oct. 16. The new order from … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily reinstates Biden admin’s ‘ghost gun’ rule
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Texas farmer who is suing his state’s transportation department for damaging his family’s farm. The petition in Devillier v. Texas (court file 22-913) was granted on Sept. 29 in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision. At least four of the nine justices have to vote to hear a case in order for it to move forward. Richie Devillier sued the Texas Department of Transportation in 2020 after a concrete barrier was installed on a highway that caused serious flooding on his property. … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear case of Texas farmer flooded by highway project
A federal court approved a new congressional map for Alabama in time for the 2024 congressional elections, a decision that’s expected to boost Democrats’ electoral chances in the heavily Republican state. The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District … Continue reading New Alabama election map that helps Democrats approved by federal court
The Supreme Court considered on Oct. 4 the case of a serial lawsuit filer who has sued more than 600 hotels over their alleged failure to post disability accessibility information on their websites without intending to actually patronize the hotels. … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case of serial lawsuit filer’s actions over disability information
The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a challenge to New York City’s strict rent control laws. The decision to deny the petition in Community Housing Improvement Program v. City of New York (court file 22-1095) came on Oct. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to NYC rent control
The payday lending industry urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), arguing that the unorthodox scheme that Congress authorized to fund the powerful regulator is unconstitutional. This appeal gives the court’s 6–3 conservative … Continue reading Lenders urge Supreme Court to strike down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Lawyers and justices argued during an Oct. 2 hearing about whether “and” always means “and,” as a convicted drug dealer hoping to reduce his sentence under the First Step Act of 2018 made his case before the Supreme Court. The … Continue reading Supreme Court opens new term with drug sentencing case
Some in the financial services industry are nervous about how the Supreme Court will rule in a payday lending industry challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that’s being heard this week. A ruling against the … Continue reading Supreme Court case about financial regulator sparks industry anxiety
An election integrity group is suing Hawaii for allegedly violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by refusing to hand over voter records. The legal complaint (pdf) in Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) v. Nago (court file 1:23-cv-00389), was filed … Continue reading Election integrity group sues Hawaii over federal voting law
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case in which a store is asking the court to ignore a time limitation so it can challenge a Federal Reserve policy on debit card swipe fees that it argues is illegal. The appeal comes amid merchant anxiety over high transaction processing fees and after the proposed Credit Card Competition Act was recently introduced in Congress. The bill, promoted by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), is supposed to enhance credit card competition and reduce credit card fees. The legislation would require banks with more than $100 billion in assets to … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear store’s lawsuit over allegedly illegal debit card swipe fees
The Supreme Court may spend much of its upcoming term, which begins next week, scaling back the power of the government, panelists said at a think tank chat on Sept. 28. Along the way, the nation’s highest court may get … Continue reading Supreme Court may curb government power in new term, panel hears