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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

Supreme Court: Federal Law Protects Homosexual And Transgender Workers

Rivkin Radler LLP on 6/16/2020

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, June 15, 2020, that the ban on sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects homosexual and transgender workers. In a 6 to 3 decision with Justice Neil M....more

Long Overdue: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Title VII Protects Gay and Transgender Employees

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 6/16/2020

On Monday, June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. Until yesterday's decision, this type of...more

[Podcast] SCOTUS Wrapup and Preview 2019

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/4/2019

In our second annual SCOTUS review, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah analyzes the Court’s previous Term and previews the new Term. Among the topics covered: • SCOTUS decisions on census...more

Shaking Things Up – The Trump Administration, Regulatory Change, and Administrative Law: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams) National...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/22/2017

My law firm colleague Allan Gates undertook a webinar presentation for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) titled: - Shaking Things Up – The Trump Administration, Regulatory Change, and...more

Justice Gorsuch Likely To Have Significant Impact on Labor and Employment Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/9/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: With Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the Supreme Court in April, and the apparent re-emergence of a 5-4 split, we expect to see the Court issue more expansive opinions and be less reticent to grant...more

100-Day Recap: Workplace Law Under President Trump, So Far

Fisher Phillips on 5/4/2017

New presidents are often judged based on their accomplishments in their first 100 days in office. President Trump is no exception to that rule. The Trump administration recently passed that milestone date, offering an...more

SCOTUS to Hear Another Securities Case

Burr & Forman on 4/28/2017

On April 18, the SCOTUS heard oral argument in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, an action concerning whether the five year statute of limitations of 28 U.S.C Section 2462 applies to disgorgement. This was the...more

Financial Regulators Take Note: The Supreme Court’s Newest Member is a Tough Taskmaster

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/27/2017

On April 10, 2017, Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the Supreme Court’s 113th justice. While his experience on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals with cases involving financial regulation may be limited, certain of his decisions...more

You May Now Be Seated: Neil Gorsuch Prepares for Spot on the High Court

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 4/25/2017

After the Supreme Court sat with an empty seat for more than one year, and following a hard-fought nominations process which saw the failed nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and Republican lawmakers resorting to the...more

A New Justice: Any Change For Class Actions?

Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/19/2017

This week, Justice Gorsuch donned his black robes and began hearing arguments alongside his new colleagues on the Supreme Court. With his elevation to the high court, Justice Gorsuch assumes many new responsibilities. Some,...more

A World Without the Chevron Doctrine? Newly Confirmed Justice Challenges Administrative Deference in Interpreting Ambiguous...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/12/2017

The Senate’s recent confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the United States Supreme Court vacancy, could impact the deference courts currently afford to administrative agencies in the...more

Steady as She Goes or Charting a New Course? Employment and Labor Signals in the Trump Administration

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 4/10/2017

As we discussed yesterday at Mintz Levin’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit, big changes are likely in the offing as all three branches of our federal government begin to deal with labor and employment issues following...more

WPI Insider Briefing: What Happened to Health Care Reform and Where is the Department of Labor Headed?

Littler on 4/10/2017

Republicans hoped to mark the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enactment by passing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to dismantle it. Instead, facing the failure of a bill on the House...more

Neil M. Gorsuch Confirmed to Be the Next Supreme Court Justice

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/7/2017

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Gorsuch’s nomination establishes a 5-4 conservative majority on the high court,...more

. . . And Then They Invoked the Nuclear Option: Gorsuch’s Nomination to be Confirmed

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/7/2017

On April 6, 2017, Senate Republicans invoked the nuclear option - clearing the road for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch. As a result, Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States is...more

Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has Significant Antitrust Experience

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/27/2017

On January 31, 2017, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat at the Supreme Court of the United States left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. As a federal judge for the US Court of Appeals for the...more

Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

Baker Donelson on 2/27/2017

On January 31, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal appeals court judge on the Tenth Circuit in Denver, as his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late-Antonin Scalia. The position,...more

What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

FordHarrison on 2/23/2017

It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

DeVos Confirmed, Oral Arguments Set in Gloucester County, and Congress Introduces Education Legislation

Franczek P.C. on 2/17/2017

Last week, the United States Senate voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. DeVos’ confirmation hearings were contentious, as telephone switchboards in Congress were flooded with constituent calls opposing her...more

Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch on Data Privacy

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/14/2017

Last month, the President announced his nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch—a federal appeals court judge—to the Supreme Court. Gorsuch must still go through Senate confirmation hearings before officially becoming the ninth...more

Supreme Court Postpones Consideration of Class Action Waivers Until 2017 Term

Benesch on 2/14/2017

In one of our previous posts, we highlighted that the United States Supreme Court granted review to address the legality of class action waivers in arbitration agreements among employers and employees. The case, NLRB v....more

Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Sides with Businesses on Labor Issues

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 2/13/2017

On February 1, 2017, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado, to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by Antonin Scalia’s death in February...more

Is Gorsuch A Positivist?

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/10/2017

As President Trump applies his whack-a-mole, hammer-them-all-on-thehead theory of leadership, could a Justice Neil Gorsuch legal philosophy join opinions that would declare the president’s actions unconstitutional? It is a...more

What’s in a Pronoun? Liability for Employers

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 2/9/2017

Political correctness in the workplace has become increasingly complex. Employers who have referred to transitioning employees with the wrong pronoun have found themselves in the crosshairs of the EEOC. But what about those...more

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait? Supreme Court Delays Class Waiver Decision Until Next Term

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2017

A Full Complement Of SCOTUS Justices Bodes Well For Employers - When the U.S. Supreme Court announced several weeks ago it would settle a dispute about whether employers can use mandatory class action waivers with their...more

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