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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Scheme

Constitutional Law Reporter

601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the funding scheme that supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Scheme appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn.

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SCOTUS Clarifies Court Must Resolve Competing Arbitration Provisions

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Suski , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that where parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the other either explicitly or implicitly sending arbitrability disputes to the courts — a court must decide which contract governs. In Coinbase, Inc.

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SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity

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Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. The post SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. In McElrath v.

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SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers

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LLC , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for transportation workers in interstate commerce applies to transportation workers regardless of whether they work in the transportation industry. In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.,

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SCOTUS Holds No Time Limit for Damages Under Copyright Act

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Nealy , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred. The Court did not address when copyright infringement claims accrue with regard to the statute of limitations. Martinelli.

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SCOTUS Sides With NRA in First Amendment Dispute

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Vullo , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Rifle Association (NRA) may continue its First Amendment lawsuit against the former head of New York’s Department of Financial Services. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Second Circuit to evaluate the NRA’s claims in accordance with its opinion.

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Supreme Court Rejects Strict Criminal Forfeiture Timelines

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United States , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B)’s Because McIntosh did not challenge the lower courts’ harmlessness analysis in either his certiorari petition or his opening brief, the Court did not revisit it.

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