In Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) case against a foreign state raising non-federal claims a court must apply whatever choice-of-law rule the court would use if the foreign state was a private party.
Continue readingSupreme Court to Hear Challenge to Constitutionality of California’s Pork Standards
In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether California can prevent the sale of pork in the state unless it meets the state’s standards.
Continue readingSupreme Court Strikes Down State Charity Donor Disclosure Requirement
In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that California violated the First Amendment by requiring charitable organizations to disclose their major donors to the state attorney general.
Continue readingSupreme Court Takings Ruling Could Have Been Worse for States and Local Governments
In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid the Supreme Court held 6-3 that a California regulation allowing union organizers access to agriculture employers’ property to solicit support for unionization up to three hours a day, 120 days a year is a per se physical taking under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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