The US Supreme Court continued the November term, hearing oral arguments in one case concerning Indian tribal rights and a second regarding a criminal defendant’s right to appeal after guilty plea. The first case, Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc., asks the court to determine whether a 2006 state tax imposed on fuel [...]
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block the trial over including a “citizenship question” on the 2020 census. The trial is scheduled for November 5. Last month the district court ordered Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore to give depositions on the inclusion of the citizenship question. The [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in two separate cases regarding the Federal Arbitration Act. At issue in the first case, Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer and White Sales Inc., is whether a court must submit a matter to arbitration if the court determines that the claim is “wholly groundless.” The petitioner argued, “A court does not have [...]
Four individuals filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York District Court on Monday against Trump Corporation and Donald Trump alleging violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corruption Organizations (RICO) Act. The lawsuit also names Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump as defendants. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants made false and [...]
An Ohio law that expands the definition of distracted driving took effect Monday. The previous law defined distracted driving as driving “using a handheld electronic wireless communications device” targeting traditional mobile phone usage while driving. The new law retains this definition while also expanding distracted to include “Engaging in activity that is not necessary for [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Monday that an American illegally detained in Iraq by the US military for more than a year has been freed. After an extensive court battle, the Trump administration and ACLU reached a settlement agreement allowing the detainee to be released in a third country, where he will once [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to weight in on a dispute over Pennsylvania’s electoral map. In Turzai v. Brandt the court was asked to consider two questions. First, “hether the Pennsylvania Constitution’s substantive provisions and whatever interpretation Pennsylvania courts afford them, however atextual, can restrict time, place, and manner rules Pennsylvania’s lawmakers have passed [...]
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Friday. In Return Mail v. US Postal Service the court will review whether the government is a “person” that can proceed under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The act permits a “person” who has been sued for patent infringement to challenge the validity of the patent through the [...]
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that online fantasy sports sites are not violating the Indiana right of publicity statute by using images and statistics of players because such information is under the “material that has newsworthy value” exception. Three college athletes brought the suit against FanDuel, Inc. and DraftKings, Inc. for using their names, images [...]
Two expert committees from the UN said Friday that states of transit and destination have an obligation to ensure the human rights of Central American migrants, regardless of legal immigration status. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW), along with the Committee on the [...]
