Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Ass’n, No. 18-540.
Most states have enacted legislation regulating “pharmacy benefit managers”— businesses that act as middlemen between health insurers and pharmacies, earning...more
1/17/2020
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Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Benefit Plan Reimbursements ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Final Written Decisions ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
Judicial Review ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Preemption ,
Railroad Retirement Act ,
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) ,
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) ,
Rate Regulations ,
Right To Appeal ,
Rutledge v Pharmaceutical Care Management Association ,
Salinas v United States Railroad Retirement Board ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Stare Decisis ,
State Law Claims ,
TCPA
On June 26, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kisor v. Wilkie, No. 18-15, holding that courts should defer to administrative agencies’ interpretations of their own ambiguous regulations, but only when several constraining...more
6/27/2019
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Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Auer Deference ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Vacated ,
Veterans' Benefits
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Janus v. American Federal of State, County, and Municipal Employees, holding that the First Amendment does not permit states to require public-sector employees to contribute...more
6/28/2018
/ Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Non-Union ,
Public Employees ,
Public Sector Unions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Union Dues
On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, No. 13-720, declining to overrule Brulotte v. Thys Co., 379 U.S. 29 (1964), and holding that a contract transferring or licensing patent...more