The blocks are finally busting this week at One First Street[’s internet server], with four new decisions, including two of the most anticipated of the term. On Monday, in Bostock v. Clayton County (No. 17-1618), the Court held that Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or identity and yesterday the Court held, in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents
Read More Bostock v. Clayton County (No. 17-1618), Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (No. 18-587), U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association (No. 18-1584), Andrus v. Texas (18-9674)Lomax v. Ortiz-Marque (No. 18-8369)
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Well, after clearing the decks last week with five opinions in not-so-high-profile cases, many expected the Court this week to start working through some of the blockbusters on its docket. After all, the trio of cases addressing Title VII’s applicability to sexual orientation and identity were among the first to be argued this term. Instead, we got Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez (No. 18-8369), a nine-page…
Read More Lomax v. Ortiz-Marque (No. 18-8369)South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom (No. 19A1044), Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC (No. 18-1334), GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC (No. 18-1048), Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A (No. 17-1712), Banister v. Davis (No. 18-6943), Nasrallah v. Barr (No. 18-1432)
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It’s an understatement to say that goings on at One First Street have been overshadowed this week by unrest further down Constitution Ave. (and around the country). Nevertheless, it was a fairly active week for the Court, with five new opinions and one notable order. We’ve got a lot to cover this week, so we’ll get right to it.
Let’s start with the order, which…
Read More South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom (No. 19A1044), Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC (No. 18-1334), GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC (No. 18-1048), Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A (No. 17-1712), Banister v. Davis (No. 18-6943), Nasrallah v. Barr (No. 18-1432)Opati v. Republic of Sudan (No. 17-1268)
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The Court was back this week with another unanimous decision, Opati v. Republic of Sudan (No. 17-1268), the latest in a long line of cases dealing with the details of suits against state sponsors of terrorism. This time, the Court unanimously held that Sudan could be held liable for punitive damages for its role in facilitating al Qaeda’s 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in…
Read More Opati v. Republic of Sudan (No. 17-1268)Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. (No. 18-1086)
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Most of the attention this week was on the Court’s final set of arguments for the OT2019 term, including arguments in the two Trump-related subpoena cases. This time, the Court’s teleconference arguments went a bit more smoothly, with fewer un-muted mishaps than last week. Whether the Court will be able to issue decisions in these cases (in which argument was delayed by several weeks due…
Read More Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. (No. 18-1086)Kelly v. United States (No. 18-1059), Skilling v. United States (2010), United States v. Sineneng-Smith (No. 19-67)
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It’s been an eventful week at One First Street wherever The Nine are remote-working. On Tuesday, the Court heard oral arguments via telephone for the first time ever and—perhaps even more notable—permitted a live audio broadcast for the first time ever. Later that day, Justice Ginsburg was hospitalized (sadly not for the first time), but was in good enough shape to participate in the second…