US Supreme Court pauses bankruptcy settlement in Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse cases – JURIST

US Supreme Court pauses bankruptcy settlement in Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse cases – JURIST

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted a stay order Friday to appellants contesting the terms of a $2.46 billion settlement between sexual abuse victims and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).... Read more »
Special Counsel Jack Smith responds to Trump US Supreme Court filing in federal election interference case – JURIST

Special Counsel Jack Smith responds to Trump US Supreme Court filing in federal election interference case – JURIST

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor leading the federal election interference case against former US President Donald Trump, urged the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to deny Trump’s request to extend a... Read more »
Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns – JURIST

Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns – JURIST

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday finding that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by... Read more »
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Make it Harder for Employers to Defend Whistleblower Claims

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Make it Harder for Employers to Defend Whistleblower Claims

Executive Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a whistleblower under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is not required to prove the employer acted with retaliatory intent to prevail... Read more »
Trump appeals claim of ‘absolute’ presidential immunity to US Supreme Court – JURIST

Trump appeals claim of ‘absolute’ presidential immunity to US Supreme Court – JURIST

Former US President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to hear his appeal of a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which denied Trump’s... Read more »
Supreme Court Hears Appeals on Limit of Seminal Chevron Decision

Supreme Court Hears Appeals on Limit of Seminal Chevron Decision

In its frequent attempts to enforce the separation of powers that the Constitution’s framers devised as a system of checks and balances among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal... Read more »
Supreme Court of Canada rules against challenge to indigenous family services law – JURIST

Supreme Court of Canada rules against challenge to indigenous family services law – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled Friday against the province of Quebec’s challenge to the constitutionality of the child welfare provisions in the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children,... Read more »
Biden administration files appeal with Supreme Court over ghost gun ruling – JURIST

Biden administration files appeal with Supreme Court over ghost gun ruling – JURIST

The Administration of US President Joe Biden on Wednesday filed an appeal with the Supreme Court over a 2022 Fifth Circuit ruling on so-called “ghost guns.” The Gun Control Act of 1968... Read more »
US Supreme Court hears arguments over Colorado decision disqualifying Trump from state primary ballot — developing story – JURIST

US Supreme Court hears arguments over Colorado decision disqualifying Trump from state primary ballot — developing story – JURIST

The US Supreme Court has begun hearing oral arguments in former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision to remove the former president from the state’s primary election ballot... Read more »
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in Limited Partnership Agreement

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in Limited Partnership Agreement

Stemming a tide of Delaware decisions closely scrutinizing and refusing to enforce non-compete agreements, Delaware’s Supreme Court held that forfeiture-for-competition provisions arising out of a Delaware limited partnership agreement are enforceable, reversing... Read more »
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