News & Analysis as of

Supreme Court of the United States › State and Local Government

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... more +
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 -
WilmerHale

In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

WilmerHale on

In the Public Interest is excited to continue its second annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court. In this episode, co-host Felicia Ellsworth is joined by Deputy Director for the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Title IX Regulations Halted in Additional States and at Hundreds of Institutions as Department of Education Continues to...

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

With the August 1, 2024, effective date of the Department of Education’s April Title IX regulations (Final Rule) just weeks away, court action in pending lawsuits challenging the Final Rule across the country continues. The...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Title IX Regulations Enjoined in Four More States as Department of Education Appeals Earlier Injunctions

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

On July 2, Judge John Broomes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas handed down yet another preliminary injunction blocking the Title IX regulations issued in April, following on the heels of similar orders...more

Bracewell LLP

Is it a Tip or a Bribe? Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Anti-Corruption Statutes for State and Local Officials

Bracewell LLP on

In a term filled with important and bitterly divided decisions, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Snyder v. United States last week may be the sleeper pick for most controversial. Various media publications have...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Supreme Court Decision Limits Ability to Curb Ozone and Other Air Emissions

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on

The Supreme Court has released its opinion in Ohio v. EPA, a case involving whether the federal government’s “good neighbor” ozone regulations were properly promulgated. This decision impacts the authority of the U.S....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Florida Tribal Sports Betting Case

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

Last week, in West Flagler v. Haaland, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to opponents of online tribal sports betting, effectively affirming the D.C. Circuit’s rejection of a challenge to a compact between the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Title IX Regulations Enjoined in Six More States

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

On June 17, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction staying the effective date, and enjoining enforcement, of the new Title IX regulations in the states of Indiana,...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Takeaways from SCOTUS Arguments in Idaho EMTALA Abortion Cases

Jenner & Block on

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the consolidated cases of Moyle v. United States, Case No. 23-726 and Idaho v. United States, Case No. 23-727. These cases asked the justices to consider whether the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights

State Attorneys General Weigh in Amidst Supreme Court Case That Could Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights on

Attorneys general across the country have joined in litigation related to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. A case currently before the Supreme Court, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, could affect...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

ROFR Law, HID Tax Abatement, Rent Control Laws and Regulations, and SCOTUS Update

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Our recent Alert included details and updates on new Montgomery County rent control regulations, an expanded right of first refusal (ROFR) process, and our related advocacy efforts....more

Troutman Pepper

Lawsuit Highlights the Complexity of Regulating the Intrastate Use of Marijuana

Troutman Pepper on

One of the most interesting aspects of marijuana law and policy in the U.S. is its tendency to strike at our most foundational democratic principles. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Gonzales v. Raich, that Congress...more

Allen Matkins

When California And Nevada Went To War Against Each Other

Allen Matkins on

I expect that most, if not all, readers are familiar with the American Civil War, sometimes referred to as the "War Between the States".  I suspect that few readers are familiar with another internecine war being waged at the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EMTALA Abortion Question Set Up for Supreme Court Review

Foley Hoag LLP on

As we’ve discussed in previous alerts (here and here), after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned the question of abortion regulation to the states,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A cautionary tale: Challenges for firms in Wayfair compliance

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

Law firms periodically receive requests for advice from CPAs regarding a client’s need to come into compliance with the relatively new and sometimes confusing “economic nexus” or “Wayfair” rules for selling goods or providing...more

Mintz

A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

Mintz on

The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New California Law Limits Stays of Proceedings…

Fenwick & West LLP on

On October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed CA Senate Bill 365 (SB 365), set to go into effect in 2024. This bill gives state court judges the discretion to move forward with litigation in trial court while an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fifth Circuit Upholds Marijuana User’s Second Amendment Rights – Will the Eleventh Circuit Do the Same?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

A question frequently encountered in the cannabis industry involves a cannabis user’s gun rights. This stems from the ever-present federal and state law tension overlaying marijuana in the United States — thanks to the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

DarrowEverett LLP on

So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Zoning and Development Newsletter - July 2023

Sullivan & Worcester on

Sullivan's Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and Litigation Department have released the second issue of their Zoning and Development Newsletter. The publication aims to provide our firm's clients and others interested...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Reinstates Statutory “Consent” to General Personal Jurisdiction

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on

On June 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court decided Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 2023 WL 4187749, 600 U.S. ___ (June 27, 2023), a decision that likely will reinvigorate forum-shopping efforts by plaintiffs...more

Zelle LLP

Big Oil Certiorari Denial May Alter Climate Change Litigation

Zelle LLP on

By Dennis Anderson and Deepa SutherlandTo read this article in PDF format, please click here. On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a heavy blow to Big Oil defendants seeking to remove climate change cases to federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is the Access to Medical Marijuana a Fundamental Right?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

We write blog posts about cannabis, but most of the time the posts are about things that are happening in the cannabis world. This post is about whether something should happen in the cannabis world. Specifically, should...more

Butler Snow LLP

Half-Baked: An Overview of Current Cannabinoid Laws & Regulations

Butler Snow LLP on

Over 50 years ago President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” leaving housewives over the country proclaiming marijuana to be the devil’s lettuce and urging sweet Billy to steer clear of the gateway drug...more

DarrowEverett LLP

NIL-NIL: Exploring the Playing Field of Name, Image, and Likeness

DarrowEverett LLP on

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, NCAA v. Alston, which was decided in July of 2021, opened the door for student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, or “NIL.” The Court, affirming the Ninth...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

The Supreme Court Pulls the Trigger on the Right to Carry a Firearm Outside the Home

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on

On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court came out with guns blazing in its first Second Amendment decision in nearly fifteen years.  In New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, the Court struck down a New York...more

122 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 5
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide