JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 17, 2023

But with four justices — the number it takes to grant a petition — signaling their interest in expanding the independence of religious institutions to make employment decisions, it was only a matter of time before another case came to the court. In Faith Bible Chapel International v. Alexander v.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” particularly those with ravenous monkeys. Charges pending.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 23, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a ruling by a federal district court holding that a congressional district on the South Carolina coast was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander – that is, it sorted voters based primarily on their race. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But the lower courts ruled, and the federal government contends, that the “safety value” is only available to defendants who do not have any of the indicators. After a federal appeals court reinstated Laufer’s lawsuit, Acheson went to the Supreme Court, which agreed in March to weigh in on whether Laufer can sue.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Federal Court Upheld Environmental Review for Forest Thinning Project. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a dispute over the congressional map that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature enacted in the wake of the 2020 census. Background In 2021, the South Carolina legislature adopted a new map for the state’s seven seats in the U.S.

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