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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. Washington. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. United States v.

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US Supreme Court sides with San Francisco over EPA in water quality policing dispute

JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

The US Supreme Court sided with the city and county of San Francisco on Tuesday in a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), finding the EPA cannot penalize the city if water quality levels fall below the agency’s standards when the city is, under permit, discharging pollution, including sewage, into the Pacific Ocean.

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Washington Supreme Court holds impoundment of homeless person’s vehicle violates Eighth Amendment

JURIST

AUGUST 14, 2021

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously held that a homeless person’s vehicle automatically qualifies as a homestead without the need for a declaration and that the impoundment of that vehicle and associated costs constitute excessive fines—a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.

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Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday expanding voting rights for persons with felony convictions. HB 1078 automatically restores voting rights for people with felony convictions once completing a sentence of total confinement through the Washington Department of Corrections.

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Amazon to pay $2.25M, shut down price-fixing program after Washington state AG investigation

JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2022

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson Thursday announced that Amazon will pay $2.25 Ferguson’s office filed a resolution in the King County Superior Court. Ferguson’s office filed a resolution in the King County Superior Court. Currently, over half of all Amazon sales are through third-party sellers.

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Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Tuesday sued the grocery store chains Albertsons and Kroger for violating the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The case is filed in the Washington King County Superior Court. On October 14, Albertsons and Kroger agreed to merge.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, I walked up to an unusually quiet Supreme Court building to attend oral arguments for Ames v. and the admission of new attorneys to the Supreme Court bar.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of state laws restricting DNA testing post-conviction

JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC this semester. I made my way to the US Supreme Court press box for JURIST Monday morning to listen to oral arguments in Gutierrez v. While a federal district court initially ruled in his favor, the U.S.

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“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Circuit panel seems inclined to reinstate suits against George Washington University and American University”

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JANUARY 14, 2022

“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Is it a sign of a healthy judiciary when the countrys largest professional association of lawyers has to formally vote on whether Supreme Court justices should follow basic ethical rules? Public trust in the Supreme Court is already in freefall. Asking for an American in the year 2025.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”

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MARCH 10, 2025

“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech”

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JANUARY 11, 2025

“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendments protection of free speech”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.

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“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”: David G. Jess Bravin and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “ Some Supreme Court Justices Appear Willing to Let States Ban Transgender Care for Minors. One Is a Mystery. One Is a Mystery.

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“Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case; Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

“Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case; Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”

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JANUARY 18, 2025

“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”: Alex Miller of The Washington Times has this report.

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“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”: Adam Liptak and Emily Bazelon of The New York Times have this report.

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Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

Above The Law

MAY 28, 2024

The Post's excuse for not running this story is bad, but it's the inevitable side effect of the Supreme Court's structure. The post Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody appeared first on Above the Law.

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“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Be Released From Custody Pending Trial; Judge amends release conditions to limit computer access; Court says it had concerns about use of cryptocurrency”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Be Released From Custody Pending Trial; Judge amends release conditions to limit computer access; Court says it had concerns about use of cryptocurrency”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

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JANUARY 24, 2025

“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nations first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”: Troy Closson of The New York Times has this report. The Supreme Court Will Decide Soon.”

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Federal court grants Sackler family immunity from all future opioid lawsuits

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The court said that the settlement provides an opportunity to help communities fund drug treatment and opioid abatement programs. And yet, that’s what courts do with respect to personal injuries. The amount that courts reach is rarely, in terms of dollars, sufficient compensation. In return, the Sacklers agreed to contribute $4.5

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“Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers; The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s ‘historical tradition’ test”

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JANUARY 30, 2025

“Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers; The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Courts ‘historical tradition’ test”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”: David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report. Could Supreme Court review of flavored vapes reverse this?

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“Injured Football Fans Face Arbitration Over Negligence Claims; Contract’s existence a ‘precondition’ to enforce arbitration; Team reliance on purchaser’s agency ‘reasonable,’ court finds”

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Injured Football Fans Face Arbitration Over Negligence Claims; Contract’s existence a ‘precondition’ to enforce arbitration; Team reliance on purchaser’s agency ‘reasonable,’ court finds”: Sam Skolnik of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S.

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US Supreme Court justices say court should decide whether religious organizations can discriminate against diverse faiths

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2022

US Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas wrote a six-page concurring opinion for the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari Monday in Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission v. The court then remanded the case to a lower court for further proceedings. SUGM appealed to the Supreme Court.

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“TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech; The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed”

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JANUARY 9, 2025

“TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech; The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Heres what to know.

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“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“Appeals court weighs if U.S. can nix accused 9/11 plotters’ plea deal; If the Pentagon were ever to get courts’ leeway to withdraw a pledge not to seek the death penalty, the United States says, it should be for the alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 29, 2025

“Appeals court weighs if U.S. can nix accused 9/11 plotters plea deal; If the Pentagon were ever to get courts leeway to withdraw a pledge not to seek the death penalty, the United States says, it should be for the alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks”: Spencer S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.”

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JANUARY 27, 2025

Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that dont automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.” “Cruel and unusual? ” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

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“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”

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MAY 28, 2024

“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”: Ben Smith and Max Tani of Semafor have this report. The post “In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Supreme Court Hears Case on Flavored Vapes Popular With Teenagers; The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes”

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

“Supreme Court Hears Case on Flavored Vapes Popular With Teenagers; The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”

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JANUARY 17, 2025

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school boards refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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US Supreme Court grants review to cases on civil procedure, bankruptcy law, worker’s comp

JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday announced that it had granted review to three additional cases dealing with civil procedure, bankruptcy law, and worker’s compensation. The announcement marked the court’s first regularly scheduled order list in almost a month, as the justices returned from their recess for the winter holidays.

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“TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law; The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company”

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Eva Dou, Drew Harwell, and Cristiano Lima-Strong of The Washington Post report that “ Appeals court upholds nationwide TikTok ban-or-sale law; The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. ” Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Appeals Court Upholds U.S. .” Circuit at this link.

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“Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence; In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings”

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DECEMBER 31, 2024

“Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence; In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Roberts Jr.

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“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Securities Fraud Case Against Nvidia; The case, which is in an early stage, accused the giant technology company of misleading investors about its exposure to the cryptocurrency industry”

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Securities Fraud Case Against Nvidia; The case, which is in an early stage, accused the giant technology company of misleading investors about its exposure to the cryptocurrency industry”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” The U.S. ” The U.S. .”

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“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.”

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.” ” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Casey Parks and Ann E.

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Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not owned by lawyers to provide legal services under carefully monitored conditions. The court’s order (Order 25700-B-721), entered Dec.

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Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for lying to federal financial regulators about loans he took out from a local bank and failed to pay. He was also charged with filing false income tax returns, but those charges are not before the Supreme Court.)

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At Supreme Court, Holocaust survivors seek right to sue for compensation of seized property

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the latest chapter in efforts by the victims of the war’s atrocities to recover confiscated property. In 2010, a group of survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust, along with their heirs, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., Instead, the U.S.

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“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”

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JANUARY 17, 2025

“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report.

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US Supreme Court denies review, maintains death sentence for Texas man

JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday denied certiorari in Andrus v. After his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the state appellate courts, Andrus filed a habeas application and alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective “for failing to investigate or present available evidence at the penalty phase.” Washington.

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The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 21

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. 22, the court expects to issue its first opinion(s) from argued cases this term. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.

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Washington State Bar Seeks Chair to Helm Technology Task Force

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This was just passed along to me from someone at the Washington State Bar Association. Familiarity with the Access to Justice Technology Principles as adopted by the Washington Supreme Court. If you are interested, act fast. The deadline is tomorrow. I am posting the notice verbatim. on Friday, February 9, 2024.

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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

US Supreme Court sides with San Francisco over EPA in water quality policing dispute

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Washington Supreme Court holds impoundment of homeless person’s vehicle violates Eighth Amendment

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Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

Amazon to pay $2.25M, shut down price-fixing program after Washington state AG investigation

Washington state AG sues to prevent Albertsons’ $4B dividend issue to shareholders

SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of state laws restricting DNA testing post-conviction

“Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures; A majority of the D.C. Circuit panel seems inclined to reinstate suits against George Washington University and American University”

ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank

“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy; Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care”

“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech”

“Supreme Court leans in favor of state laws that ban hormone treatments for trans teens”

“Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case; Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden”

“Supreme Court lawyer indicted on tax evasion charges; SCOTUSblog co-founder allegedly used law firm money to pay gambling debts”

“Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care; The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth; More than 20 other states have similar laws”

Washington Post Knew About Alito’s Flag Three Years Ago But Just… Didn’t Tell Anybody

“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Be Released From Custody Pending Trial; Judge amends release conditions to limit computer access; Court says it had concerns about use of cryptocurrency”

“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

Federal court grants Sackler family immunity from all future opioid lawsuits

“Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers; The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s ‘historical tradition’ test”

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”

“Injured Football Fans Face Arbitration Over Negligence Claims; Contract’s existence a ‘precondition’ to enforce arbitration; Team reliance on purchaser’s agency ‘reasonable,’ court finds”

US Supreme Court justices say court should decide whether religious organizations can discriminate against diverse faiths

“TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech; The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed”

“Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power; A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund”

“Appeals court weighs if U.S. can nix accused 9/11 plotters’ plea deal; If the Pentagon were ever to get courts’ leeway to withdraw a pledge not to seek the death penalty, the United States says, it should be for the alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks”

“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.”

“Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews; Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah”

“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”

“Supreme Court Hears Case on Flavored Vapes Popular With Teenagers; The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes”

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”

US Supreme Court grants review to cases on civil procedure, bankruptcy law, worker’s comp

“TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law; The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company”

“Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence; In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings”

“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Securities Fraud Case Against Nvidia; The case, which is in an early stage, accused the giant technology company of misleading investors about its exposure to the cryptocurrency industry”

“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.”

Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

At Supreme Court, Holocaust survivors seek right to sue for compensation of seized property

“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”

US Supreme Court denies review, maintains death sentence for Texas man

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