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Understanding Constitutional Standing: A Review of a Recent Federal Circuit Decision

In Intellectual Tech v. Zebra Technologies 2022-2207 (Fed. Cir. May 1, 2024), the Federal Circuit addressed a district court’s determination that the patent owner plaintiff lacked constitutional standing because it was...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Property Owner in Exaction Takings Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court last week unanimously held that the Takings Clause of the Constitution prevents legislatures, as well as administrative agencies, from imposing unconstitutional conditions on land-use permits....more

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District Court Dismisses Challenge to West Virginia Unitization Act

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On March 20, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia dismissed Sonda v. West Virginia Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for lack of standing. The lawsuit was brought by mineral interest owners...more

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Supreme Court of Georgia Upholds 6-Week Abortion Law

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The Supreme Court of Georgia issued an opinion reversing the Superior Court of Fulton County’s 2022 ruling that Sections 4 and 11 of the Georgia LIFE Act (the Act) were void ab initio....more

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BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ENVIRONMENT - DeMo Crate, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Republic Canning Co., Defendant. JKDNG:02292022 RULING ON APPEAL - Justice Toldyu delivered the opinion of the Court, in which...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - May 2022 #3

Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2021-1989 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2022) - Our Case of the Week this week is a declaratory judgment action brought against USAA. In a 27-page opinion,...more

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Lawyer Discipline for Discriminatory Speech - A Pennsylvania Decision Raises Questions About Maryland Rule 19-308.4(e)

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A federal judge has held that Pennsylvania’s Rule 8.4(g),1 which subjects lawyers to professional discipline for engaging in discriminatory conduct, violates both the free speech clause of the First Amendment and the due...more

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NY Court of Appeals Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Daily Fantasy Sports Law, Reversing Lower Court Rulings

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On March 22, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals held that the historical prohibition on “gambling” in Article I, §9 of the New York Constitution does not encompass skill-based competitions like daily fantasy sports (DFS)...more

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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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Pandemic Restriction Challenges Face Uphill Battle in California

On Dec.16, 2020, in Midway Venture LLC v. County of San Diego, the San Diego Superior Court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of two COVID-19-related California public health restrictions as applied to two adult...more

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California State Court Upholds Exclusive Federal Forum-Selection Charter Provision for 1933 Act Suits

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California State Court Upholds Exclusive Federal Forum-Selection Charter Provision for 1933 Act Suits; California District Court Dismisses Fraud-Related Claims Against AT&T; Third Circuit Holds Challenge to SEC’s Decision to...more

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A new Supreme Court case makes EdChoice challenges more difficult

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On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which has potential ramifications for public schools across the country that are losing money when students attend...more

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The CFPB’s Future After Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency dedicated to consumer protection in the financial sector. The CFPB’s jurisdiction includes banks,...more

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Supreme Court’s Seila Law Decision Brings Clarity to the CFPB (for Now)

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In June, the Supreme Court struck down the leadership structure of the CFPB as unconstitutional. (The case is Seila Law LLC v. CFPB, No. 19-7 (June 29, 2020), and the decision is here.) The case resolves a long-simmering...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Small Dollar Rule Stay Requested to Be Lifted in Recent Joint Status Report

With the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Seila Law and Director Kathleen Kraninger’s ratification of the payment provisions of the Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Rule (the “Small Dollar...more

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Impact of Supreme Court's Decision in "Seila Law, LLC v. CFPB"

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On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court resolved the ongoing dispute regarding the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 591 U.S. – (2020). In a 5-4...more

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High Court’s Seila Law Decision Disappoints

On June 29, 2020, in Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a divided Supreme Court held that the statute that created the CFPB is unconstitutional because it did not vest enough powers with elected...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Religious Freedom in Government Benefits and Employment Decisions

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In three cases this term, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the freedom of religious institutions to access government benefits and to make employment decisions....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Prohibiting Government Aid to Private, Religious Schools Runs Afoul of the Constitution

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Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which held that a State’s decision to bar aid to religious schools violates the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution....more

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US Supreme Court Rules CFPB’s Leadership Structure is Unconstitutional but Leaves CFPB Intact

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On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ("Supreme Court") ruled that the single-director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") violates the separation of powers...more

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Supreme Court Saves CFPB, But Subjects Its Director to Removal at the Will of the President | Insights

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2020, issued its decision in Seila Law v. CFPB, a case in which the petitioner challenged the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). While the Supreme Court...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue Confirms Availability of Municipal Bond Financing for...

Historically, the ability of a governmental conduit issuer to issue bonds to facilitate a financing for a religious organization or a religiously affiliated school, university, senior housing facility or other nonprofit...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

US Supreme Court Landmark Decision Prohibits States from Limiting Aid to Religious Schools That is Available to Secular Schools

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In another high-profile 5-4 decision, the majority of the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 30 in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue that Montana’s Supreme Court violated the U.S. Constitution when it struck...more

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Supreme Court Concludes That Dodd-Frank's "For Cause" CFPB Director Removal Provision Violates Separation Of Powers, But Finds...

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On June 29, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, held that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), which permitted the President to remove the...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: The Supreme Court Strikes Back On Single Director Leadership Structures

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In This Issue. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the single director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the CFPB and other...more

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