The Supreme Court’s reversal of a long line of decisions supporting affirmative action in higher education signals a deep-seated denial that inequality continues to be perpetuated by America’s educational system. The decision on Thursday ignores that people have been discriminated against ...
The Supreme Court released three major decisions on Friday. The court ruled to overturn the decades-old Chevron doctrine, limiting how federal agencies can enforce regulations, raised the bar for obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, and upheld a law that lets cities ban homeless people fro...
Justia Opinion Summary:In a divorce case, the Supreme Court of Nevada was asked to consider whether a law firm, established by one spouse before the marriage and incorporated under a different name during the marriage, constitutes that…
Through two decisions issued on October 25, 2024, the Supreme Court laid out specific standards to determine the scope of a “business or workplace” to which the LSA will apply. 1. Supreme Court Decision 2023Du46074, October 25, 2024 In determining whether a foreign entity hiring employees ...
Supreme Court cases on the issue of voluntary prayer in public schools where the Court ruled that State sponsorship of the use of prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the first Amendment. Details of the the case 'Engel ...
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The Supreme Court held that absolute immunity attaches to statements made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings and that while Jane Doe was not entitled to absolute immunity, a qualified privilege is appropriate for alleged victims of sexual assault presented in the context of this case. In dis...
The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeds to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering. Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide,the Court in effect supported the medical principle of"...
December 2023, Interpretation by the Supreme People’s Court of Several Issues Concerning the Application of InternationalTreaties and International Practices in the Trial of Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial Cases. The SPC held a press conference (see the photo above) and also issued a related ...
A group that opposes affirmative actionfiled an appealTuesday of a federal ruling that Harvard had not intentionally discriminated against Asian-American applicants, ratcheting up a challenge to decades of Supreme Court decisions upholding r...