American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, United States Supreme Court (6/20/13) Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Arbitration & Mediation, Class Action An agreement between American Express and merchants who accept American Express cards, requires that all of their disputes be resolved by arbitration and provides that there “shall be no…
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Five opinions came down today from the United States Supreme Court. Read the summaries below and read the full text of the opinions at Justia’s U.S. Supreme Court Center. Alleyne v. United States, United States Supreme Court (6/17/13) Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law Alleyne was convicted using or carrying…
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming alleged that the plane of Amelia Earhart had been located. Plaintiff Timothy Mellon stated in his Complaint that during its NIKU VI expedition around Nikumaroro from May 18, 2010, through June 14, 2010, Defendant The International Group…
Back in January, key provisions of FISA – the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – were renewed by Congress. I wrote about the troubling situation of access to FISA Opinions, which is basically non-existent. Up until January, only one opinion had been released by the FISA Court, and only two opinions…
President Obama issued an executive order last month calling on the federal government to open access to public documents by making them “open and machine readable.” He called on government information to be “managed as an asset throughout its life cycle to promote interoperability and openness, and, wherever possible and…
Two opinions came down today from the United States Supreme Court. Read the summaries below and read the full text of the opinions at Justia’s U.S. Supreme Court Center. McQuiggin v. Perkins, United States Supreme Court (5/28/13) Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law Henderson was stabbed to death after leaving…
This year has seen some definitive advances in how certain states address the issue of insurance discrimination against transgender people. California, Colorado, Oregon, and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia, have issued bulletins that clarify their state laws to prohibit discrimination against transgender people for health services deemed medically…
Sign Up to Receive FREE Supreme Court Summaries by Email Bowman v. Monsanto Co. Agriculture Law, Patents Monsanto invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them to survive exposure to the herbicide glyphosate. It sells the seeds subject to a licensing agreement that…
Bailey v. Callaghan, US 6th Cir. (5/9/13) Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law Michigan’s 2012 Public Act 53 provides: “A public school employer’s use of public school resources to assist a labor organization in collecting dues or service fees from wages of public school employees is…
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision last week to hear two cases regarding same sex marriage, we’ve collected some recent articles on the topic written by our Verdict writers. Check back with Verdict to see more on the issue throughout the 2012 – 2013 court term.…