For the next 20 years, the lower courts upheld the constitutionality of this statute and the Supreme Court declined to review these decisions. However, in Texas v. Johnson, the majority of the Court held that a conviction for flag desecration under a Texas statute was inconsistent with the ...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division issued both a Dear Colleague letter and a series of Questions and Answers, with the goal of helping U.S. colleges and universities comply with the Supreme Court’s recent Students for Fair Admissions decision. Target outreach and recruitment ...
Apple’s move follows Google’s recentsubmissionin the antitrust lawsuit within which it proposes restricting itself from entering into any agreement with Apple that requires the company to set Google Search as the default search engine on its phones (including Siri and Spotlight). However, the ju...
The Relevant Constitutional Provisions and Rules of Court Permit Summary Reversal Considering a case and disposing of it by summary reversal likely qualifies as determining a “cause” under Article VI, section 14, which requires California Supreme Court decisions “that determine causes” to “be in...
Those studies, undertaken at the request of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, found a statistically significant increase in the rate at which defendants file motions to dismiss following the Supreme Court decisions...
The Fourth Circuit reviewed relevant Supreme Court and Circuit Court decisions to navigate the standards of law and burdens of proof applicable in this case. To succeed on retaliation claims, a plaintiff must show that (1) they engaged in protected activity, (2) the employer took adverse action...
the most recentSPC policyfocuses on unifying the application of law. Its leadership has established a leading small group to that end. So for all these reasons, lower court judges would look to the SPC for clarification. What is contained in the conference summary is the SPC’s current consen...
Most Recent Posts SCOKY: Covid – The Kentucky Supreme Court said the Boone and Scott County courts could proceed, but none of their orders would be in effect until the state supreme court has a final say. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON OCTOBER 24, 2019 IN FRANKFORT SEPTEMBER 26, ...
The Supreme Court has ruled against the legality of President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness plan, his flagship programme to eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt. The Court currently holds a 6-3 conservative majority and voted along their party lines, despite b...
An announcer provides commentary on the events of the Battle Standard Festival, remarking at the various competitive decisions made by the nations and the new military technology on display. While military soldiers participating in the events fought as if they were enemies, they grew to learn from...