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Two former Democratic FTC commissioners file suit over dismissal

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The two Democratic FTC members who were fired by President Trump have filed suit in federal court challenging their dismissal....more

A&O Shearman

Fifth Circuit Dismisses U.S. Anesthesia Partners’ Appeal, Declining To Hear Constitutional Claims Under Collateral Order Doctrine

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On August 15, 2024, Judge Stephen A. Higginson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, writing for a panel, dismissed an appeal from U.S. Anesthesia Partners (“USAP”) in its ongoing litigation against the...more

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Clear for Takeoff: Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Sky Harbor's Customer Facility Charge

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On June 13, 2023, the Arizona Court of Appeals held in Pope v. City of Phoenix that Sky Harbor Airport’s $6.00/day “customer facility charge” does not violate the anti-diversion provision of the Arizona Constitution. ...more

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Bruckner Lawsuit Dismissed and Denied Motion for a Preliminary Injunction ‎

As we have detailed before, Christian Bruckner and his company, Project Management Corporation, sued the federal government in Florida claiming that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s earmarked 10%—of its...more

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Losses Continue to Mount For ExxonMobil in its Fight to Prevent State Attorney General Climate Investigations

On March 15, 2020, the Second Circuit rejected an appeal brought by ExxonMobil attempting to block investigations by the New York and Massachusetts Attorneys General into historical claims made by Exxon regarding climate...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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Job-Seeking Posers Found to Have Standing to Challenge “Unauthorized Access” Statute

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Activists have standing to challenge a state law that prohibits unauthorized access to businesses for the purpose of sending undercover informants to apply for jobs, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more

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Eighth Circuit Sides With Schools In Constitutional Challenge to Vaccine Religious-Exemption Form

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While the topic of vaccines dominates today’s news, the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of constitutional challenges to Missouri’s mandatory form for requesting a religious exemption to the state’s...more

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Debtor Alleges Thirteenth Amendment Violation; Court Says Debtor Has Standing to Assert the Claim; Decision on the Merits to...

It’s rare for a debtor in bankruptcy to raise allegations of involuntary servitude and a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment. But one debtor did just that after a chapter 11 trustee was appointed to take over the debtor’s...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Security People, Inc. v. Iancu, 971 F.3d 1355...

Security People lost an inter partes review (IPR) and appealed to the Federal Circuit. It lost that appeal and was denied certiorari at the Supreme Court. Security People never raised constitutional arguments in any of these...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions

[co-author: Kathleen Wills] Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to...more

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Constitutional Issues Arising From PTAB Decisions Must Be Appealed to the Federal Circuit

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SECURITY PEOPLE, INC. v. IANCU - Before Lourie, Wallach, and Hughes.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California - Summary: Congress foreclosed the possibility of...more

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Supreme Court Decides Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, holding that the Virginia House of Delegates and its speaker lacked standing to appeal an order...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

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Religious Institutions Update: September 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Key Cases - Establishment Challenge to Presidential Proclamation Subject to Rational Basis Review - In Trump v. Hawaii, 138 S.Ct. 2392 (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the lowest level of constitutional...more

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Rx IP Update - December 2017

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PMPRB News - PMPRB releases scoping paper relating to proposed amended Regulations - As previously reported, on December 2, 2017, Canada’s Governor-in-Council published proposed Regulations Amending the Patented...more

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