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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 -

SEC Reporting Update - December 2024

Snell & Wilmer on 12/31/2024

Insider Trading Policies. As previously discussed in our Winter 2022-2023 Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules in December 2022 relating to insider trading policy...more

Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/6/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

What Employers Need to Know about the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/6/2023

Federal law governing affirmative action and non-discrimination in employment is unaffected by the Supreme Court’s highly publicized affirmative action decision published June 29, 2023. Still, the decision is sure to...more

Supreme Court Strikes Down College Affirmative Action Programs

Baker Donelson on 7/5/2023

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North...more

Supreme Court Ends Use of Race as a Factor in College Admissions

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/5/2023

In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court last week ended the use of race as a factor in college admissions, effectively overturning its precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger. In a vote of 6-3, the Court held that the...more

Affirmative Action Post Harvard & UNC

FordHarrison on 6/30/2023

Executive Summary: On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down both Harvard College’s and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action programs as they relate to student admissions. Students for Fair...more

A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

White and Williams LLP on 8/3/2022

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

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