In Sackett v. EPA the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the proper test for determining when “wetlands” are “waters of the United States.”
Continue readingSupreme Court to Decide Praying High School Football Coach Case
he U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the First Amendment protects a high school football coach who, joined by students, prayed after football games.
Continue readingSupreme Court to Decide Whether Failure to Mirandize Means Money Damages
The question in Vega v. Tekoh is whether a police officer can be sued for money damages for failing to provide a Miranda warning.
Continue readingSCOTUS Red Lights Vaccine-or-Test Rule and Green Lights Vaccine in Medicare/Medicaid Facilities Rule
The Supreme Court opinions disallow the vaccine-or-test rule and allow the health care facility rule to go into effect temporarily while litigation continues over these issues in the lower courts.
Continue readingSCOTUS to Hear State Workers’ Compensation Case Targeting Federal Contractors
In United States v. Washington the Supreme Court will decide whether Washington State may adopt a workers’ compensation statute which applies exclusively to federal contract workers.
Continue readingSLLC Files Supreme Court Brief in Government Speech Flag Case
The issue the Supreme Court will decide in Shurtleff v. City of Boston is whether flying a flag on a flagpole owed by a government entity is government speech. The State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) filed an amicus brief in this case arguing that it is.
Continue readingSupreme Court to Decide Arbitration Case involving California’s Private Attorney General Action
In Viking River Cruises v. Moriana the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an arbitration agreement waiving the right to bring a class action can be enforced where the employee brings a class action as a private attorney.
Continue readingSupreme Court to Decide USERRA State Sovereignty Case
The question the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety is whether a state may be sued in state court for allegedly violating the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA).
Continue readingSCOTUS Allows New York State’s Vaccine Mandate without a Religious Exemption to Stay in Effect
New York requires all health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and includes no religious exemption. Over the objections of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch and without a written opinion, in We the Patriots USA v. Hochul, the Supreme Court allowed New York’s vaccine mandate to remain in effect while litigation over it continues in the lower federal courts.
Continue readingSupreme Court Allows Abortion Providers to Sue Licensing Officials in Texas Abortion Case
In Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson all the Supreme Court Justices except Thomas agree that abortion providers may sue executive licensing officials because they have some enforcement authority under Texas’s abortion law.
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